Jaya - understands the feel of loneliness

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is not one to show her soft side but perhaps the split from her surrogate family has made her sentiments. Presiding over a mass marriage in Chennai, organised by the Puratchi Thalavi Peravai as part of her 64 th birthday celebrations on February 19, she lamented the rise of old age homes. "People's priorities have shifted to making money, leaving behind family bonds. Of course, money is necessary. But you must understand that money is not everything", she advised the newlyweds. Ah. She understand the meaning of loneliness...