Tamil Nadu chief minister dies after prolonged illness
Jayalalithaa's death plunges one of India's most economically powerful states into a period of political uncertainty
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Chennai, India
JAYALALITHAA Jayaram, the chief minister of south India's Tamil Nadu state and one of the country's most popular political leaders, has died after a prolonged illness, hospital authorities announced late Monday night.
"It is with indescribable grief, we announce the sad demise of our esteemed honourable chief minister of Tamil Nadu . . . at 11.30pm (local time) today (Dec 5)," Chennai's Apollo Hospital said in a statement released to the media.
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