Chennai: The chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa has died in Apollo Hospital here, nearly three months after she was admitted there. She was 68.
In a statement issued here, Apollo Hospitals said: "It is with indescribable grief, we announce the sad demise of our esteemed Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Puratchi Thalaivi Amma at 11.30 p.m. today (Sunday)."
It is learnt Jayalalithaa's body will be taken to her residence at Poes Garden first.
Police were deployed in large numbers outside Apollo Hospitals and also at Poes Garden.
Jayalalithaa had a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening and was rushed back to the Intensive Care Unit or ICU. Barely two weeks ago, after doctors and her party said she was fully recovered from a respiratory illness, she was moved from the critical care unit to a private room kitted out with emergency equipment.
(With agency inputs)
