From starting her journey as a versatile actress to becoming a successful politician, Jayalalithaa popularly known as 'Amma' rose to fame when she joined politics. Couple of days back she suffered a cardiac arrest and she breathed her last on December 5, 2016. With this the golden era of 'Amma' came to an end and people are deeply mourning the sudden demise of their mother. Tamil Nadu has already declared a seven days state mourning and schools and colleges will remain closed for three days.
Bollywood celebrities too expressed their deepest condolences through the social media platform Twitter. Here are some of the tweets of the celebs.
Amitabh Bachchan- "T 2463 - Jayalalitha ji the only CM of a State that celebrated 100 years of Indian Cinema .. from all regions .. most admirable !" He further tweeted, "T 2463 - Deeply grieved at the passing of Jayalalita ji .. a strong woman .."
Shah Rukh Khan- "Sad to hear of the passing away of Jayalalithaaji…May her soul rest in peace."
Anupam Kher- "Deeply saddened by the passing away of the charismatic leader of the masses Jayalalitha ji. May God rest her soul in peace."
Hema Malini- "V upset to hear abt Jayalalitha's passing away. She was strong,had tremendous will power & carved a special niche for herself in politics." "Tamil Nadu admired & adored her as did people all over India. She was a much respected leader, who held her own in a world of men. RIP Jaya!"
Shruti Haasan- "TN loses one of its greatest leaders and bravest women- deeply saddened by this great loss - words cannot express."
Prabhu Dheva- "RIP #Amma, You are our inspiration, greatest CM in many ways. You will always be remembered."
Dhanush- "#RIPAmma. The end of THE most inspirational era of Tamilnadu Politics. You leave behind a vast vacuum. #IronLady. #Shattered #empty #darkday."
Shatrughan Sinha- "Deeply saddened by Amma's demise. She had a knack for always making state-centre relationship work in favour of TN. My heartfelt condolences."