PM Modi Pays Tribute To Jayalalithaa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the latter wept inconsolably when the Prime Minister visited Chennai's Rajaji Hall, a large public auditorium where J Jayalalithaa's body was placed for people to pay their respects before she was burried at Chennai's Marina beach near her political mentor MGR.

PM Modi was also seen patting Ms Jayalalithaa's long-time companion Sasikala Natarajan on the head. Ms Natarajan too broke down and PM Modi consoled her, stopping for a few minutes to talk to her.