RIP Jayalalitha Jayaram:
A Short Biography of Amma
December 5, 2016 was a heartbreaking day for the
entire nation as Jayalalitha aka Amma
passed away last night. She had been suffering from cardiac arrest since
several months.
Jayalalitha
was not just a politician and actress but more than that. Even she was idolized
as Goddess for her followers. We are going to share a glimpse of her life so
that you can be able to know more about this eminent personality:
The
Beginning
Jayalalitha
was born in Mysore on 24 February 1948. She hails from the respected Iyengar
family where her father Jayaram was a lawyer by profession and her mother used
in Tamil cinema. Even her grandfather was a surgeon. She had to shift to Bangalore
after her father’s death. As fae as her education is concerned she completed
her schooling from Bishop Cotton Girls' High School, Chennai, and Sacred Heart
Matriculation School, Chennai. She was
such a great scholar that she earned received scholarship for higher studies
from the Government of India after completing her matriculation in 1964. Apart
from academics she had been a great Bharatanatyam
dancer and also had proficiency in various other dance forms like Manipuri, Mohiniyattam
and Kathak. She had a great command over several languages like English, Hindi,
Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. One of the saddest part of her life was
when her brother, Jayakumar, died in the early 1990s. And also Jayalalitha
remained unmarried for her entire life.
As a Film Actress
Jayalalitha started her film career from her
school days itself at the age of 15. She was influenced by her mother to join
the film industry as she herself was a part of it. As a film actress Jayalalitha
started her career with an English film ‘Epistle’ released in 1961. Her first
official debut as a lead actress in Kannada film was in the film 'Chinnada
Gombe' released in 1964. Her first official debut as a lead actress in Tamil
film was in the film 'Vennira Aadai' released in 1965. And in In 1966, she began
her career in the Telugu film 'Manushulu Mamathalu'. Jayalalitha also won Filmfare
Awards for Best Actress for her performance in the films 'Pattikada Pattanama',
'Suryakanthi' and 'Sri Krishna Satya'. Izzat was a her first hindi film and
that too paired opposite Dharmendra.
As
a Politician
Jayalalitha began her
political career in 1982 when she joined the AIADMK party founded by M.G.
Ramachandran. In 1983 she was appointed as the Propaganda Secretary of the AIADMK.
In 1984 for the first time she was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha and
luckily retained the seat till 1989. Later she was appointed as a member of
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1989 from the Bodinayakkanur constituency
and also became the the first lady to become the Leader of the Opposition in
the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu .In 1991 Jayalalitha became the youngest
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and her tenure continued till 1996. Since then lot
many things have occurred with her political scenario but the thing worth
noticing is that In the history of Indian politics Jayalalitha had been the
only lady chief minister of India who was appointed as chief minister for 6
times .
The Controversy
Jayalalitha was also known her 18-year-old
disproportionate assets controversy in which she was accused of keeping disproportionate
assets of Rs. 66.65 crore. She was convicted and sentenced to four years of
jail and fined Rs. 100 crore for corruption by a trial court in 27 September
2014. After that Jayalalitha filed an appeal against the trial court decision
in the Karnataka High Court. Later the charges were held “not sustainable” by
the special bench of the Karnataka High Court and she was acquitted by the
Karnataka High Court on 11 May, 2015.
The End
It was September 22 when Jayalalitha started complaining of fever and dehydration and immediately admitted to Apollo
Hospital. It seemed all right when doctors announced
that her condition is in control and had fully recovered. But on December 4 she
suffered a cardiac arrest and her condition was extremely critical with no
possible recovery. After spending 73 days undergoing treatment in Apollo
Hospitals she passed away last night. She dies at the age of 68. She will be
always remembered as Amma by her to
millions of her fans and followers in the state.
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