From film star to politician, how Jayalalithaa catapulted to 'Amma'

Jayaram Jayalalithaa, who had been undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, died on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest. She had been in hospital since late September. A former actress, Ms Jayalalitha was the head of the regional AIADMK party and was elected chief minister of Tamil Nadu six times. She had established a personality cult over the years as many publicly funded projects have been named after her. Amma Canteen, Amma Bottled Water, Amma Salt, Amma Pharmacies and more recently, Amma Cement are some of them. For more info log on to www.newsnation.in