Leaders from across the country made a beeline for Chennai to pay their last respects to the AIADMK supremo. President Pranab Mukherjee will travel to Chennai today to pay last respects to Jayalalithaa
After paying homage to Ambedkar at Parliament House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Chennai from New Delhi at 9.10 am to pay floral tributes to Jayalalithaa. He will place a wreath on the mortal remains of Jayalalithaa at Rajaji Hall.

In a series of tweets last night, the Prime Minister, who enjoyed a good personal equation with the late leader, said he was “deeply saddened at the passing away of Selvi Jayalalithaa. Her demise has a huge void in Indian politics.”

According to official sources, Jayalalithaa will be accorded state funeral. Flags will be flown at half-mast. And no ceremonial functions will be organized.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, from prime minister Deva Gowda and many other leaders also leaving for Chennai later today to pay their last respects to Jayalalithaa Central government declares one-day Kerala government declares a holiday today for all government offices, including state owned Public Sector Undertakings and educational institution sourning after the demise of Jayalalithaa

Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Bihar declare one-day state mourning as a mark of respect to late Jayalalithaa. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Pon Radhakrishnan will represent the Central government at the funeral. Chaos in VIP enclosure as cops find it difficult to control crowd.

Pandemonium outside Rajaji Bhavan as people break barricades to pay their last respects to Amma. The crowd is getting restless. Shops and commercial establishments remain closed across TN after the demise of Jayalalithaa