Balaji Murugadoss the model turned 'Bigg Boss 4' contestant has lost his father who passed away suddenly today in Chennai. His brother Ramesh shared the news on social media and Balaji has also posted on Twitter "This too shall pass" in Tamil.

Balaji who entered 'Bigg Boss 4' as a nobody played the game to the best of his ability and even though he was known for his argumentative nature and anger management issues. However, in the latter half of the show, he won many fans for his staying power.

Balaji also shared on 'BIgg Boss 4' that he lost his mother a few years earlier as soon as he won a Mr. World competition. Netizens are lamenting that now in another cruel twist of fate he has also lost his father only a few days after becoming the runner up of the reality show.