Apart from police stations, all women libraries, stores, banks, cooperative elections.
Jayalalithaa introduced a 30 per cent quota for women in police jobs and launched 57 all-women police stations. It was during her government that for the first time police stations were operated solely by women. The government established centres in some areas, these being equipped to receive and place into adoption unwanted female babies.
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Jayalalithaa became the first woman chief minister to serve a full term.ĭuring her first stint as chief minister, Jayalalithaa introduced government schemes like the 'Cradle Baby Scheme' to better the ratio of the girl child. In 1991, Jayalalithaa become the youngest woman chief minister of the state after AIADMK in alliance with Congress won the election. On 9 February 1989, the two factions of AIADMK merged and they unanimously accepted Jayalalithaa as the general secretary of the party and the "Two leaves" symbol of the party was restored.Īt the age of 41, Jayalalithaa entered the assembly successfully contesting the subsequent 1989 elections on the basis of being MGR's political heir. Nedunchezhiyan, Aranganayagam, KKSSR Ramachandran, Thirunavukarasar. Jaya was discharged responsibilities for welfare schemes such as noon-day meals.Īfter MGR's death, AIADMK had split into two factions one led by his wife called AIADMK (LA) and the other was led by Jayalalithaa (AIADMK-L), however, Jaya's faction was supported by most senior leaders of the party such as V. Throughout her political career, she remained admired within the party. Jayalalithaa's maiden speeches 'Pennin Perumai' was praised by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Rajya Sabha member Khushwant Singh, who also witnessed her speech. Jayalalithaa became the sole leader of AIADMK and leader of the opposition after the 1989 assembly election against DMK -led government headed by M Karunanidhi.
Jayalalithaa, after MGR's death in 1987, proclaimed herself his political heir after she fought off the faction headed by VN Janaki Ramachandran, widow of MGR. Jayalalithaa was seen as a frequent co-star with MGR in most movies.Įntering politics, Jayalalithaa's career moved swiftly and in a few years, she became AIADMK propaganda secretary and was elected to the Rajya Sabha. MG Ramachandran or better known as MGR was a Tamil cultural icon, actor, who leveraged his immense popularity with the masses into a successful political career. She entered into politics and joined AIADMK in 1982 when MG Ramachandran was Tamil Nadu's chief minister. J Jayalalithaa was more than just a politician, actress, philanthropist but a peoples' person, godly followed in her home state Tamil Nadu, where she remained chief minister for more than 14 years (1991-2016).īeing a successful actress who came into prominence in the mid-1960s, she worked in almost 140 movies between 1961-1980 primarily in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages. Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.