CHENNAI: Former
Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Jayalalithaa's mortal remains will be buried, not cremated as per Hindu Brahmin ritual.
Jayalalithaa , who passed away on Monday
after a cardiac arrest , will be laid to rest next to her mentor and former chief minister MG Ramachandran, at the MGR memorial on Kamarajar Salai around 4.30pm on Tuesday.
There was confusion about the type of
funeral
the late chief minister will be given, but informed sources told TOI that the party high command settled on
burial
, which is how AIADMK founder MGR was laid to rest.
On Tuesday, the state government engaged JCB excavators to prepare the burial site.
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