In the latest display of fanaticism, the supporters of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who died on 5 December at the age of 68, immortalised her face on a massive 68 Kg idli.
This gargantuan idli was showcased on the Marina Beach in Chennai.
Jayalalithaa has always commanded a massive fan following and the expressions of their love for her have swung between borderline obsessive to absolutely crazy.
From getting her likeness tattooed on their bodies to one of them voluntarily nailing himself to a cross demanding she be reinstated as CM, their devotion to Amma has always had a touch of the bizarre.
After her death, AIADMK claimed that at least 77 supporters died out of grief upon hearing the news of Amma's demise.
Very few come close to the AIADMK in the party's love for its late chief except, perhaps, the BSP who are known to celebrate their supremo Mayawati's birthday each year by getting cakes that weigh as much as her age and enormous garlands.
Then there is Mulayam Singh Yadav, of course, who hosts a three-day festival at his native village, Saifai, each year to celebrate his birthday, complete with celebrities and VIPs. Needless to say, his supporters too let his age determine the weight of his birthday cake.
Rare Moments From Jayalalithaa's Life
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Open Image ModalA party cadre celebrates victory with AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa Jayaram. (credit:ARUN SANKAR via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJ.Jayalalithaa (R) receives a shawl from Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (L) during an election rally in Madras, 05 May 2004. (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
(03 of09)
Open Image ModalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) leader Jayalalithaa Jayaram come out of her residence to address media in Chennai. (credit:ARUN SANKAR via Getty Images)
(04 of09)
Open Image ModalIndia Congress Party Chief Sonia Gandhi meets Jayalalitha (credit:Robert Nickelsberg via Getty Images)
India Clinton(05 of09)
Open Image ModalU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, shakes hands with Indian Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at the Fort St. George Complex in Chennai, India, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Clinton challenged India to expand its traditional sphere of interest from South Asia to neighboring regions to compete with increasing Chinese assertiveness. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of09)
Open Image ModalJayalalithaa shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Fort St. George Complex in Chennai on July 20, 2011. (credit:SAUL LOEB via Getty Images)
(07 of09)
Open Image ModalIJyoti Basu and J Jayalalitha sitting in a sofa for photo-shoot. (credit:The India Today Group via Getty Images)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(08 of09)
Open Image ModalJayalalithaa waves to her party supporters. (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
(09 of09)
Open Image ModalJayalalitha, General Secretary meets Subramanian Swamy, Economist at a party function. (credit:The India Today Group via Getty Images)