Jayalalithaa buried next to MGR

By Suman Priya MendoncaFirst Published Dec 6, 2016, 12:11 PM IST
Highlights
  • Despite the fact that Jayalalithaa was a practising Brahmin, her mortal remains were buried
  • AIADMK took this decision to bury her just like her mentor MGR
  • Accordingly, her body will be buried next to MGR memorial on Kamarajar Salai 

 

Though Jayalalithaa was a practising Tamil Brahmin, her mortal remains were buried and not cremated according to the Brahmin tradition.

 

The AIADMK party took the decision to conduct her final rites similar to her mentor MG Ramachandran, who was also buried.

 

The earth movers were brought, and the grave is ready. Currently, lakhs of people are taking part in the final procession which is moving towards the Marina Beach.

 

He body will be buried next to the MGR memorial on Kamarajar Salai. 

 

Here are some pictures on Twitter of the preparations for the burial.

Funeral procession of #Jayalalithaa underway, to be buried at MGR memorial, Marina Beach in Chennai; huge crowd seen. pic.twitter.com/NLQlLJnqi1

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 6, 2016

 

Amid moving scenes, #jayalalithaa body taken from #RajajiHall ; on way to #marinabeach Body to be buried next to memorial of MGR pic.twitter.com/95pHXwL49G

— Shankar Raj (@shanksnews) December 6, 2016

 

Final resting place of #jayalalithaa gets ready at #marinabeach The last journey begins #JayalalithaDemise pic.twitter.com/j5yTzdbGlD

— Shankar Raj (@shanksnews) December 6, 2016

 

Images as they prepare for the burial of #IronLady Jayalalithaa. To be buried next to MGR this evening. #RIP pic.twitter.com/X2Tps8U4wN

— Priyanthan (@cine_paithiyam) December 6, 2016

 

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