Nepal President, PM condole Jayalalithaa's death

Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday condoled the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.

Bhandari and Prachanda sent separate messages of condolences to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively.

In their messages, the Nepal President and the Prime Minister expressed heartfelt condolences to their Indian counterparts and through them to the bereaved family, according to a statement issued here by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jayalalithaa died on Monday night at a hospital in Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

--IANS

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