began to think that chief minister j jayalalithaa would be able to get kukuma the best treatment at that point my next effort was to inform amma about kukumas condition without thinking twice i dialled kamal haasans number sir i need your help i want inform jayalalithaa maam about kukumas accident and her condition i said within an hour kamal haasan managed to get me an appointment with cho ramaswamy from then on things started moving at a quick pace the chief ministers office contacted me within a few hours the next day suresh called and said amma herself was visiting the hospital till then we had no idea how close they were who knows kukuma may have been a motherfigure for amma too the love and concern i saw in the eyes of jaya madam when she spoke to a team of doctors said it all this soul is precious you have to ensure that we dont lose her whatever it costs i will pay from my pocket amma said in her calm but firm voice this was an instance that showcased that latent quality of kukuma she never flaunted her clout or her famous friends her friendship with amma was a special one that the world came to know only at this point in the following days kukumas condition deteriorated it was like a chain reaction one after the other her internal organs failed doctors said she had to be operated upon we knew the future was bleak maybe that is why i felt relieved when doctors told me she was gone why arent you crying i kept asking myself even today i always break down whenever i ask myself that every single person mourning for kukuma had a common thing to say she was like a mother to me from film personalities to journalists to light boys to production controllers anybody and everybody they all said that same thing kukuma was a monument of love and each of us who knew her lost a mother in her departure but for me the loss was total i have never been the same again kukuma i miss you i hope you are happy wherever you are lissy