Jayalalithaa not to attend Kalam's funeral owing to health condition
Jayalalithaa has deputed seven cabinet colleagues to represent her and the state government at the funeral.
"I have great love and respect for Mr A P J Abdul Kalam. It is my desire to attend his funeral and pay respects to him. However, due to my health condition I am unable to undertake a journey," she said in a statement.
"I have also directed that a public holiday be declared on Thursday as a mark of respect to Kalam," she added.
The Chief Minister has deputed the top four Ministers of her cabinet-- O Panneerselvam, Natham R Viswanathan, R Vaithilingam and Edappady K Palaniswamy to pay respects to the former President on Thursday on her behalf and the Tamil Nadu government.
Ministers for Higher Education, Youth Welfare and Sports and Revenue, P Palaniappan, S Sundararaj and R B Uthayakumar, respectively, will also pay respects, she said.
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