Sasikala names baby girl named after Jayalalithaa

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Dec 18, 2016, 07:10 PM IST

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5 after a prolonged hospitalisation stretching over two months.

Jayalalithaa's aide, VK Sasikala named a new born baby girl of an AIADMK cadre as Jayalalithaa on Sunday, in memory of the late Chief Minister.

The baby named "Jayalalithaa" by Sasikala is the child of Gaythri and Senthil Kumar. Resident of Theni district, Senthil Kumar is an auto driver, a party release said in Chennai on Sunday. Sasikala named the child after the former Chief Minister at the Poes Garden residence of Jayalalithaa, where she continues to live.

Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5 in Chennai after a prolonged hospitalisation stretching over two months.