Over 1,000 people tattoo Jayalalithaa's picture, to mark her 68th birthday

Chennai: Over 1,000 people tattooed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's picture and name on their forearms to mark the 68th birth anniversary of the AIADMK supremo.

The event was organised by Velachery MLA M K Ashok yesterday, where scores of people stood in long queque to get Jayalalithaa's picture tattooed.

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Ashok, who also sports her tattoo, said that the idea came up after people wanted to do a similar gesture to thank Jayalalithaa.

Though 668 persons were expected to participate, a little over 1,000 people turned up at the event, which was attended by senior ministers, including O Panneerselvam, he said.

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The volunteers were inked with a picture of Jayalalithaa and 'Amma' in Tamil tattooed on their forearms.