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      • She entered into politics and joined AIADMK in 1982 when MG Ramachandran was Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister. She was convicted twice in corruption cases, but rose again, and is remembered as people's leader.
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  2. Following the 1989 election, she became Leader of the Opposition to the DMK -led government led by M. Karunanidhi, her bête noire . In 1991, Jayalalithaa became chief minister for the first time and Tamil Nadu's youngest.

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  3. Dec 6, 2016 · The reason for J Jayalalithaa becoming the authoritarian leader that she is can be traced back to the time even before she entered the political turfs of Tamil Nadu.

  4. Dec 6, 2016 · Jayalalithaa, tinsel town heroine who practised politics on her own terms to remain one of the main poles of Tamil Nadu politics for three decades, was a feisty leader with a lot of grit and determination staging remarkable comebacks despite setbacks on account of corruption cases.

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    Jayalalithaa was born outside Tamil Nadu, in a male dominant world. But she defied the societal norms to become the first female, and the youngest, Chief Minister, of Tamil Nadu, to serve a full term (June 24, 1991, to May 12, 1996). She proved her worth more than just an excellent politician, but she also became an inspiration and went on to becom...

    Jayalalithaa's cult following was loosely driven by her 'Amma' freebie schemes - that also got a ton of backlash for. She had created a brand around 'Amma', the affectionate name that her fans called her, and established many public-funded projects such as free canteens, schemes for students, and many welfare programs. While MGR launched the mid-da...

    Jayalalithaa broke the Dravidian practice of atheism - the strong movement and the origins of AnnaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who were proudly anti-brahmin, atheist, rationalist movement. Things changed drastically in the southern state, with women holding aartis in sarees for political leaders. She was a proud Hindu woman, who performed yagnas, and...

    Jayalalithaa is the mother of many dramatic comebacks, winning over and over again, defying the opposition. Tamil Nadu politics was never the same when in 1989 she was attacked, as DMK party members tried to disrobe her. She had tried to interrupt then CM Karunanidhi's budget speech and Karunanidhi hurled cusswords in return. Her hair was pulled, a...

  5. Dec 5, 2016 · The leader of Tamil Nadu state and former actress who played a powerful goddess on screen was all too human and yet her followers deified her as a divine being.

  6. Dec 21, 2016 · Jayalalithaa also came across as a strong, charismatic leader, who was uncompromising in protecting Tamil Nadu’s interests, be it on the Cauvery river waters issue with Karnataka, the...

  7. Jun 13, 2017 · Often they hide the contributions she made to Tamil Nadu’s rise as one of India’s best-performing states. The AIADMK’s welfare politics played a role in empowering the poor. Jayalalithaa (and earlier MGR) provided bicycles to rural girls students to go to school, and laptops and scholarships.