It is known that Nandamuri Tarakaratna sadly passed away following a fatal heart attack later this January. His final rites were performed towards the end of February after his untimely passing. 

Notably, Nandamuri Balakrishna stood like a rock behind the Nandamuri family in the hour of crisis. He was with Tarakaratna right from the day he collapsed and followed him to the hospital. 

Now, Tarakaratna’s wife, Alekhya Reddy has penned an emotional note, thanking Balakrishna for the support. 

The only man we call as family, the only man who stood like a rock in good and bad times til the very end.. from carryin you to the hosp like a father, to sitting next to you on ur bedside, singing for you like a mother, trying to make you react to the silly jokes and shedding a tear when nobody was around, he was there through it all, Alekhya tweeted. 

Wish you stayed a little longer obu, we miss soooo much ❤️. Ps: who ever morphed obuz pic into d original, thnk you🙏🏻 this is such a beautiful edit.. thank you soooooo much.. 🙏🏻 #nbk #jaibalayya #balayya #tarakrathna, she added. 

Alekhya is evidently grateful for the kind of support Balakrishna gave to the family in these dark hours. Her emotional note is now going viral on social media and understandably so.