Tarakaratna fell unconscious and fainted while he was participating in Nara Lokesh's Yuvagalam, padayatra which he kickstarted today from Kuppam and he is on a mission to tour the entire state of Andhra Pradesh. Tarakaratna's episode increased tensions among the TDP cadre and leaders. Within minutes, Tarakaratna was shifted to the KC Hospital in Kuppam. Many were under the impression that Tarakaratna got suffocated and so he fainted.
On the observation by the doctors, it was found that Tarakaratna suffered a heart attack. Doctors after the treatment revealed that Tarakaratna's pulse stopped for more than 45 minutes and at that time his body turned blue. Balakrishna is currently with Tarakaratna in the hospital and reports have it that he will be shifted to Bengaluru for better treatment.
Doctors performed an angiogram and found blocks in the arteries and put stents in the blocked coronary arteries to retrieve the situation. People are praying for Tarakaratna's quick recovery.