Indian supporters surround the coffin of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram at Rajaji hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Indian supporters gather at Rajaji hall where the body of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram is lying in state in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Indian supporters gather at Rajaji hall where the body of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram is lying in state in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Indian supporters and ministers gather alongside the coffin of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Indian supporters and ministers gather alongside the coffin of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Indian supporters and ministers gather alongside the coffin of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016.
Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR
Supporters and ministers gather alongside the coffin of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016. Grief-stricken fans on December 6 mourned the death of one of India’s most popular politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, as fears of unrest loomed in her state where she enjoyed almost god-like status.
ARUN SANKAR / AFP