Chennai: Tamil actor Pauline Jessica, popularly known as Deepa, was found hanging in her apartment in Virugambakkam Mallika Avenue in the city on Sunday.

A native of Andhra Pradesh, Pauline played different roles in Tamil movies and serials, and was the lead in the recent Tamil movie ‘Vaidha’.

Her neighbors informed the Koyambedu Police of her death. The police, who visited Pauline’s residence, sent her body to the Kilpauk Government Medical College and Hospital for autopsy, said sources.

The actor’s relatives in Andhra Pradesh were also informed of her death. Her body was sent to them, they added.

The police said that they are investigating the matter, which, at the outset, seems an act of suicide by Pauline.

While a suicide note has been found, where the actor has said that a failed relationship has led her to end her life, the police are working at ascertaining this. They are also checking the CCTV footage to learn about visitors to Pauline’s residence, they said.

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Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.

The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.

Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.

"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.

With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.

Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.