JUST IN: Rajinikanth and family pay their respects to Jayalalithaa

Mumbai: J Jayalalithaa, the charismatic six-time Chief Minister who ruled the political arena and Tamil cinema world alike for decades on end, died at the Apollo Hospitals on late Monday night, plunging Tamil Nadu and her party, the AIADMK, into a political crisis.

Jayalalithaa, 68, breathed her last at the ICU of the hospital at 11.30 pm where she was admitted on September 22, despite efforts to sustain her revival, the Apollo Hospitals said.

Amma’s sudden demise has left the film industry shocked. From Shah Rukh Khan to Shatrugan Sinha, the industry is mourning the death of India’s ‘Iron Lady’.

On Tuesday morning, superstar Rajinikanth, who had taken to Twitter to express his sorry over her untimely death, paid his respect to the deceased Chief Minister along with his family.

Rajinikanth condoled the death of AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, describing her as a ‘brave daughter’ whom the country had lost.

"Not just Tamil Nadu but India has lost a brave daughter. I pray to God to rest her soul in peace," he tweeted.