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The funeral has taken place of one of India's most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha. Tens of thousands of mourners, many of whom refer to her as "Amma" or mother, were there for her burial. She was however, not a woman to be messed with, as the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Anbarasan Ethirajan tells us after he had a run in with the chief minister of Tamil Nadu back in the 1990's.

(Image: Supporters of Jayalalitha Jayaram, light candles as they pay tribute after her death. Credit: Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)