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J. Jayalalithaa

Born
Feb 25, 1948 · Aged 68
Died
Dec 5, 2016
Place of birth
Melkote, Mysore State, India
Gender
Female
Movie credits
96
TV credits
0
Also known as (4)
  • Jayaram Jayalalithaa
  • J.Jayalalithaa
  • Puratchi Thalaivi
  • Jayalalithaa J

Biography

Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and film actor who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. From 1989 she was the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their Amma (mother) and Puratchi Thalaivi (revolutionary leader) . Her critics in the media and the opposition accused her of fostering a personality cult and of demanding absolute loyalty from AIADMK legislators and ministers, who often publicly prostrated themselves before her