This Article is From Dec 06, 2016

Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad To Attend Jayalalithaa's Funeral In Chennai

Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad To Attend Jayalalithaa's Funeral In Chennai

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to Jayalalithaa and attend her funeral. (File)

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi along with Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad will be attending the funeral of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Mr Gandhi left for Chennai soon after the obituary in Parliament, along with Mr Azad and party general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu affairs Mukul Wasnik.

Party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Mr Gandhi will pay tributes to Jayalalithaa at the Rajaji Hall where the Chief Minister's body has been placed.

Thereafter, he said, Mr Gandhi will also attend her funeral. Ms Jayalalithaa, hospitalised since September 22, suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday and died late on Monday night.
 
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