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President Pranab Mukherjee Mourns Jayalalithaa’s Demise

Mukherjee condoled the death of Jayalalithaa, saying he was extremely sad as the country lost “a visionary leader”.

Sayantan Datta
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President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the death of Jayalalithaa. (Photo: altered by <b>The Quint</b>)
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President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the death of Jayalalithaa. (Photo: altered by The Quint)
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President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chennai to pay his respects to the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who died on Monday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Earlier, Mukherjee condoled the death of Jayalalithaa saying he was "extremely sad" as the country lost "a visionary leader".

In a condolence message to Vidyasagar Rao, the Tamil Nadu Governor, Mukherjee said the country "has lost an icon who was loved and admired by millions".

"She was regarded one of India's most charismatic and popular leaders," Mukherjee said.

(Inputs: IANS)

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