Sister Nirmala, who took Mother Teresa’s legacy forward, passes away at 81

Update: 2015-06-24 03:24 GMT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pay her respect to Sister Nirmala at St. Johns Church in Kolkata. Sister Nirmala, who succeeded Mother Teresa, as the head of Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by the later is kept at the St.John’s

People pay tribute as the body of Sister Nirmala, was kept at the St.John’s Church in Kolkata, India. (Photo: AP)

File photo of Head of Missionaries of Charity, Sister Nirmala with her predecessor Mother Teresa. (Photo: PTI)

Nuns pray surrounding the body of Sister Nirmala Joshi in Kolkata (Photo: AP)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived to pay her respect to Missionaries of Charity head Sister Nirmala, at ST Johns Church in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

A woman pay homage to the late Missionaries of Charity head Sister Nirmala at Mother Teressa Tomb in Kolkata on Tuesday. The 81-year-old nun, health was declining in recent days. (Photo: PTI)

Sister Nirmala, who took Mother Teresa’s legacy forward, passes away at 81

Sister Nirmala, who took Mother Teresa’s legacy forward, passes away at 81