Pulivendula (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 4 - Andhra Pradesh's late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was buried here in his native Kadapa district Friday amid emotional scenes even as most leaders of the Congress party in the state demanded that his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy be named his successor.

The chief minister's wife Vijayalakshmi, son Jaganmohan, daughter Sharmila and other members of the family broke down and wept when his body was lowered in the grave watched by Christian religious leaders. Many of the thousands watching the scenes had tears in their eyes.

Jaganmohan was inconsolable as the mortal remains of YSR were brought to the family estate for burial. He had controlled his emotions since learning Thursday morning that his father and four others had perished when their Bell 430 chopper had crashed in a dense forest and exploded in Kurnool district Wednesday.

The 36-year-old Jaganmohan and his mother hugged one another, tears rolling down their eyes. Some state ministers also broke down while trying to console the family.

Cutting across political loyalties, millions of people across Andhra Pradesh viewed the burial on television as the state remained shut for a second day. Telugu media reported that 122 people had either committed suicide or died of shock, unable to bear the loss of the charismatic YSR.

The police were unable to confirm the deaths. But Jaganmohan urged the people of the state to remain 'patient and brave' amid the tragedy and not to kill themselves over his father's death.

The body was brought to the 100-acre Idupulapaya Estate, 40 km from this town. YSR, who first became chief minister in May 2004, was flying from Hyderabad to Chittoor district when his helicopter crashed. His charred body was found Thursday, over 24 hours after the helicopter went missing.

The burial followed mass frenzy earlier in Hyderabad, where the body was kept for public viewing at the L.B. Stadium and where national leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party's L.K. Advani paid their tributes.

In a message, Gandhi described the late YSR as 'a dynamic, visionary, progressive leader who throughout his career strived for the upliftment of the poor, of the farmers.