In an unusual gesture, MK Stalin came to the crematorium ahead of the last rites along with several leaders and ministers and offered his teary farewell to a loyal aide of his father.
The women had held protests against the food poisoning suffered by over 250 colleagues after eating food that was served at a company's hostel last week.
The workers have occupied the Chennai-Bengaluru highway and the incessant agitation has caused major traffic disruption with vehicles on both sides of the road were being chained for several kilometres.
The police department of Rajenthra Balaji's home district of Virudhunagar had formed special teams to arrest him after his anticipatory bail was dismissed by the Madras High Court on Friday- December 17.