The Centre has declared one-day national mourning. Flags will be flown at half mast. And no ceremonial functions will be organized. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flying to Chennai to pay homage to Jayalalithaa.
He is scheduled to leave for Chennai after paying homage to Babasaheb Ambedkar at the Parliament House. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Pon. Radhakrishnan will represent the Centre at the funeral.
Deeply shocked with the demise of AIADMK general Secretary, J. Jayalalitha O. Paneerselvam takes oath of office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. A total of 31 Ministers take charge along with Mr. Panneerselvam. This is the third time he is helming the state, acting as a stop—gap arrangement on earlier both occasions when Jayalalithaa was convicted in two separate corruption cases in 2003 and 2014. Earlier, AIADMK MLAs elected him as their Legislature Party Leader, paving the way for his elevation as Chief Minister