Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi pays his respects to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa at the MGR Memorial in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Fans and party workers gather near the MGR Memorial to get a final glimpse of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa as her mortal remains are carried in a proccession to her burial place in Chennai on December 6, 2016. Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoles Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam after he paid his last respects to former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Supporters of former Tamil Nadu chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa react as they wait to catch a glimpse of her funeral procession in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Supporters of Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa wait for the vehicle carrying her remains during her funeral procession in Chennai, India, on December 6, 2016.
Supporters of Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa wait for the vehicle carrying her remains during her funeral procession in Chennai, India, on December 6, 2016.
The mortal remains of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa are carried during a procession to her burial place in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
4The mortal remains of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa are carried during a procession to her burial place in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
V Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa near her mortal remains at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa during press conference in New Delhi on 7 April 1989
Congress president Sonia Gandhi welcoming AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa at her residence in New Delhi on 15 April 1999
File photo of Jayalalithaa, first female Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, attending an event in New Delhi
Former defence minister Sharad Pawar and Jayalalithaa in New Delhi on 10 February 1992
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa in New Delhi on 30 January 1999
Jayalalithaa with BJP Leader LK Advani the at National Integration Council Meeting in New Delhi on 2 November 1991