Updated On: 12 December, 2016 11:32 AM IST | | PTI
<p>Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today paid rich tributes to late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, describing her as a 'kohinoor diamond' who had made her way up through difficulties in a male-dominated society</p>

Rajinikanth: Jayalalithaa lost 1996 election because of me

Rajinikanth: Jayalalithaa lost 1996 election because of me
At a condolence meeting, organised by the South Indian Artistes' Association or the Nadigar Sangam for Jayalalithaa and actor-journalist Cho S Ramaswami, Rajinikanth also recalled his strong statements against her during the 1996 Assembly polls, which had "hurt" her.