In photos: O. Panneerselvam, VK Sasikala and other senior AIADMK leaders pay tribute to Jayalalitha on her 74th birth anniversary

AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam, joint coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami and senior party leaders celebrated 74th birth anniversary of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa at party headquarters in Chennai on Thursday. TOI photo: BA Raju

VK Sasikala paid tribute to former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary. TOI photo: C Suresh Kumar

Former AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala has lunch with students of MGR deaf and dumb school on the occasion of J Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary at Ramapuram in Chennai on Thursday. TOI photo: C Suresh Kumar

J Deepa, the niece of J Jayalalithaa, and her husband Madhavan celebrated the late CM's 74th birth anniversary at her Poes Garden residence in Chennai. TOI photo: R Ramesh Shankar

A government school student garlands J Jayalalithaa in Erode city on her 74th birth anniversary on Thursday.

AIADMK supporters in Chennai gathered in huge numbers to pay floral tribute to their leader. TOI photo: K Antony Xavier

The actress-turned politician gave credit to MG Ramachandran, the founder of ADMK, for introducing her to the political arena. TOI photo: K Antony Xavier

Having served as the Tamil Nadu chief minister six times, the latest from May 23, 2016, it was only twice that she lost power, owing to several allegations of scams and corruption against her. TOI photo: K Antony Xavier

AIADMK ministers, senior leaders and party functionaries paid floral tributes to the late chief minister in Chennai on Thursday. TOI photo: Photo by K Antony Xavier