Mekapati Family Clarifies On Speculations

The untimely demise of AP IT minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy sent shock waves in the Telugu states. But sadly a negative campaign is being widely circulated on social media regarding Goutham’s death and to shut these speculations, the family of Mekapati issued a statement describing the series of events that took place on Monday morning.

Time and events

— Goutham Reddy attended a wedding on Sunday night and reached home at 9:35 PM.

— Goutham woke at 6 AM and till 6:30 AM, he browsed his phone.

— At 7 AM, Goutham reached the second floor and seated himself on the sofa.

— 12 minutes later, at 7:12 AM, Goutham informed the cook to call driver Nageswara Rao.

— At 7:15 AM, Goutham suffered a heart stroke and slipped from the sofa to the floor.

— Seeing this Goutham’s wife Srikeerthi was worried and panicked.

— At 7:18 AM, driver Nageswara provided minor relief to Goutham by rubbing his chest.

— Two minutes later Srikeerthi sensed something wasn’t right as Goutham was not even in the position to drink water.

— Another two minutes later Goutham complained of severe pain to his wife Srikeerthi and immediately his wife and driver rushed Goutham to hospital.

— Goutham was admitted to Apollo hospitals at 7:27 AM. The driver covered 3 kilometre distance in five minutes.

— After admitting, the doctors checked his pulse and it was normal at 8:15 AM. They continued to treat Goutham.

— At 9:13 AM, doctors confirmed that Goutham Reddy breathed his last.

— At 9:15 AM, the Apollo doctors declared Goutham Reddy dead.

Hope this explanation is clear enough and speculations will settle down now. On the other hand, Goutham will be shifted to Brahmanapalli on Monday night and his funeral will be held with full state honours.