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Jayalalithaa’s final journey: ‘Revolutionary leader’ laid to rest
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest near her political mentor M G Ramachandran’s memorial in Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on: Dec 06, 2016 7:36 PM IST
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Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest near her political mentor M G Ramachandran’s memorial in Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
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The movie-star-turned politician with a huge following died at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital on Monday. She was 68. (PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoles Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam while paying his last respects to former AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa at Rajaji Hall. (PTI)
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V Sasikala, a close aide of Tamil Nadu's former chief minister J Jayalalithaa stands near her mortal remains kept at Rajaji Hall. (PTI)
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People pay homage to the body of Jayalalithaa, who died on Monday, in Chennai. (REUTERS)
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Body of ‘ revolutionary leader’ Jayalalithaa carried during her funeral procession in Chennai. (REUTERS)
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As the iconic leader’s final journey moved towards MGR Memorial, emotionally charged supporters shouted slogans in praise of ‘Amma’ (PTI)
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Security personnel start moving the former AIADMK supremo’s casket towards Marina Beach (REUTERS)
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A glass casket carrying body of a powerful politician and former film actress JJayalalithaa is taken in a funeral procession in Chennai. (AP)
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The final procession from Rajaji Hall to Marina Beach was followed on foot by thousands who descended on the streets of Chennai to bid goodbye to Jayalalithaa. (Vanne Srinivasulu/HT Photo)
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AIADMK MPs and MLAs lead the procession, closely followed by the rapid action force and police personnel who formed a human chain around the trailer which carried the former chief minister’s mortal remains. (Vanne Srinivasulu/HT Photo)
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Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Jayalalithaa’s close aide Sasikala were seated on the wagon leading the funeral procession. (Vanne Srinivasulu/HT Photo)
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The final journey was lead by a rapid action force and Tamil Nadu police personnel who formed a human chain to protect the hearse from thousands of supporters who had come to pay their tributes. (PTI)
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The final journey ended near MGR Memorial and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s casket was lowered from the hearse and taken towards her final resting place. (Vanne Srinivasulu/HT Photo)
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A supporter of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in tears while paying tribute to her leader in Chikmagalur in Karnataka. (PTI)
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The AIADMK cadres gathered on the beach road shout “Puratchi Thalaivi Amma!” (revolutionary leader and mother) (Bharath Srinivasan/HT Photo)
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