Thousands mourn beloved leader Jayalalithaa in south India
CHENNAI, India — Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the southern Indian city of Chennai on Tuesday to honor their beloved leader, Jayaram Jayalalithaa, a former film actress and popular politician.
Jayalalithaa, chief minister of Tamil Nadu state, died late Monday after surgery following a heart attack a day earlier.
A sea of weeping mourners surged toward the steps of a public hall, where Jayalalithaa’s body, draped in the Indian flag, was kept on a raised platform.