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On the walls of Chennai, Jayalalithaa will live on for a long, long time

Film star-turned-politician Jayalalithaa Jayaraman has died.

Film star-turned-politician Jayalalithaa Jayaraman has died.

The 68-year-old chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu passed away late on Dec. 05. But Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu and Jayalalithaa’s home for several decades, will find it hard to forget her for a long time. She was serving her sixth term as the leader of the state and remained hugely popular despite numerous corruption charges against her.

Over the years, the walls of Chennai had turned into a canvas for her adoring fans. Here are some of those breathtaking murals of Amma, or mother, as she was fondly called:

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