The Iron Lady!
A still from the movie Chinnada Gombe She was an iconic and flamboyant Actor, Writer, Leader, Dancer and Singer. She had developed a run – down state after the tyrannical rule of the opposition. She gave the poor and needy of the state a comfortable life. She was the boldest politician India had ever seen. You might be wondering who this person is. It is none other than the ‘Golden Maiden or the ‘Amma’ of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa! Jayalalithaa Jayaraman was born in Melukote, Mandya district, in the then Mysore state [ now Karnataka]. Interestingly, her name is derived from the 2 villas her family owned, Jaya vilas and Lalitha vilas! Her father was a lawyer but he never worked and squandered most of the money they had acquired as he died when little Jaya was 2 years old! She and her Mother had moved to her parental grandfather’s house in Srirangam where he worked for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. A still from a tamil Superhit, Aayiratthil oruvan. When Jaya lived