IT firms' offices remain closed in Chennai

Establishments across the state remained closed, including offices of IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services and Cognizant, and the companies invoked business continuity plans (BCP) to ensure continued service delivery to clients.

"All our offices are closed in Chennai today. We have invoked BCP to ensure seamless service delivery for our customers' mission critical operations," a TCS spokesperson said.

A Cognizant spokesperson said the company's offices in Tamil Nadu were closed.

"We have operations in two cities in Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Coimbatore, and employ over 70,000 professionals in the state. We continue to support critical client requirements as part of our Business Continuity Plan," he said.

Jayalalithaa, a popular leader who showered the poor with populist programmes, died last night at a private hospital after battling for life for 75 days. The 67-year old leader had suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Sunday evening.