People may talk of Margaret Thatcher but in my life, I have seen only two bold women politicians who could take the odds, shake it around, bend it to her will, and succeed against all expectations. One was Indira Gandhi, and after her, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who passed away yesterday.
Even Indira Gandhi had not faced as much difficulties, and setbacks as Jayalalithaa had. Here is a short summary of her biography. Remember she ascended to become the queen of South Indian films during her acting career between 1961-1980. She entered politics in 1982.
1948 – Birth of future cine star and master politician
1950 – Father passes away, grows up with grandparents
1961 – 1st film appearance as child artist in Kannada language film
1964 – 1st appearance in Telugu language film
1965 – 1st appearance in Tamil language film
1968 – 1st (and perhaps only) appearance in Hindi language film
1965 – 1980 – Acting career spans 140+ films
1980 – Last film appearance
1982 – Joins MGR’s ADMK party
1983 – MGR designates her Propaganda Secretary of ADMK
1984 – Resigns due to party politics
1985 – MGR reappoints her as Propaganda Secretary
1987 – Humiliated in MGR’s funeral procession by colleagues, party splits
1988 – Assumes position as General Secretary to one faction
1989 – Successfully reunites the ADMK party
1989 – Assaulted by ruling DMK members in the TN Legislative Assembly
1991 – Sweeps into power as CM of TN in a landslide
1996 – Voted out of power, loses in her own constituency
1996 – 6 cases filed against her for corruption, including the one still pending final judgement
1999 – Masterminds the fall of the Central BJP government led by PM Vajpayee
2000 – Convicted in 1 corruption case
2001 – Sweeps back to power as CM of TN, when out on bail
2001 – Resigns as Supreme Court rules that a CM cannot be a convicted person
2002 – Overturns the conviction on appeal, resumes as CM
2006 – Voted out of power
2011 – Sweeps back to power
2014 – Convicted in the last pending corruption case (from 1996) imprisoned
2015 – Overturns the conviction on appeal, resumes as CM
2016 – Becomes 2nd Chief Minister in the history of TN to win back to back elections (after MGR)
Even Indira Gandhi had not faced as much difficulties, and setbacks as Jayalalithaa had. Here is a short summary of her biography. Remember she ascended to become the queen of South Indian films during her acting career between 1961-1980. She entered politics in 1982.
1948 – Birth of future cine star and master politician
1950 – Father passes away, grows up with grandparents
1961 – 1st film appearance as child artist in Kannada language film
1964 – 1st appearance in Telugu language film
1965 – 1st appearance in Tamil language film
1968 – 1st (and perhaps only) appearance in Hindi language film
1965 – 1980 – Acting career spans 140+ films
1980 – Last film appearance
1982 – Joins MGR’s ADMK party
1983 – MGR designates her Propaganda Secretary of ADMK
1984 – Resigns due to party politics
1985 – MGR reappoints her as Propaganda Secretary
1987 – Humiliated in MGR’s funeral procession by colleagues, party splits
1988 – Assumes position as General Secretary to one faction
1989 – Successfully reunites the ADMK party
1989 – Assaulted by ruling DMK members in the TN Legislative Assembly
1991 – Sweeps into power as CM of TN in a landslide
1996 – Voted out of power, loses in her own constituency
1996 – 6 cases filed against her for corruption, including the one still pending final judgement
1999 – Masterminds the fall of the Central BJP government led by PM Vajpayee
2000 – Convicted in 1 corruption case
2001 – Sweeps back to power as CM of TN, when out on bail
2001 – Resigns as Supreme Court rules that a CM cannot be a convicted person
2002 – Overturns the conviction on appeal, resumes as CM
2006 – Voted out of power
2011 – Sweeps back to power
2014 – Convicted in the last pending corruption case (from 1996) imprisoned
2015 – Overturns the conviction on appeal, resumes as CM
2016 – Becomes 2nd Chief Minister in the history of TN to win back to back elections (after MGR)
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