Jayalalithaa served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for six terms spanning from 1991 to 2016, holding the position for over fourteen years.
She was the longest-serving general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a Dravidian party, from January 1988 to December 2016.
During the 1960s, she emerged as a leading film actress.
Despite her initial reluctance, Jayalalithaa became a prolific actor.
She appeared in numerous films primarily in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages.
Jayalalithaa earned the title 'Queen of Tamil Cinema' for her remarkable performances as an actress and dancer.
'M' was a frequent co-star in her films.
'M' is a known figure in reference.
G. R. initiated his political journey transitioning from a revered cultural icon.
In 1982, G. R. founded the political party.
This chief minister joined the party established by G. R.
Following a swift rise in her political career, she secured a seat in India's Parliament's upper house.
After the demise of her father in 1987, Jayalalithaa declared herself as the political heir amidst opposition from M. G. R.'s widow, V. N. Janaki.
She assumed sole leadership of the party.
After the 1989 election, she became the leader of the opposition.
Karunanidhi was perceived as her adversary.
Jayalalithaa became the youngest Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1991.
Her council of ministers were predominantly ceremonial, with state power centralized among a select group of bureaucrats.
The cradle-baby scheme, allowing mothers to anonymously offer newborns for adoption, was initiated during her tenure.
Despite receiving a nominal monthly salary of one rupee, Jayalalithaa drew attention for her extravagant displays of wealth, notably during her foster son's lavish wedding.
A notable incident occurred on 7 September 1995.
In the 1996 election, the AIADMK faced a significant defeat.
Jayalalithaa faced imprisonment following corruption charges filed by the new Karunanidhi government.
Her political fortunes improved in the 1998 general election after withdrawing support from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government.
Despite being barred from contesting due to corruption allegations, the AIADMK returned to power in 2001.
Shortly after assuming office, Jayalalithaa was disqualified and had to relinquish the position.
Panneerselvam took over briefly before Jayalalithaa returned as Chief Minister following her acquittal.
Her administration faced criticism for its harsh treatment of political rivals.
After the 2011 assembly election victory, Jayalalithaa once again assumed office as Chief Minister.
Her government's social welfare initiatives, including 'Amma' branded goods, garnered significant attention.
Jayalalithaa was disqualified from office following a conviction in a disproportionate-assets case but later reinstated after acquittal.
She became the first Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to be re-elected since M. G. R. in 1984.
Following a cardiac arrest, Jayalalithaa passed away after 75 days in the hospital, becoming the first female Chief Minister in India to die in office.
She will be a scholar and genius and will be inclined towards education by nature. She will be very interested in writing and reading.
Her mental ability will be prominent and her brain will have both masculine and feminine trends of thought.
She will be a dreamer and will reach distant places in the matter of seconds.
Her nature will be self-contradictory. At times she will be somber and patient and at times lively and garrulous.
She will have a strong voice, a clear pronunciation and correct expression.
She will be skilled and eloquent in speech and will impress people by her eloquence.
She will be interested in many different subjects - therefore she will be curious about all the knowledge and science of the world.
She will be intelligent and her way of thought will be scientific and logical.
She will be very clever and will be skilled in getting her work done through others.
She will be skilled at liaison work, will be involved in mediation, in acting as witness and will have faith in social traditions.
Due to her inquisitive and analytical nature, she will be desirous of going into the depth of things as though it was some research.
She will be interested in singing, in music and will have a special interest in dance and poetry.
She will be a self-critical and in other words she will destroy her own image.
Her main drawbacks will be talkativeness, variation, starting a new work without accomplishing the previous one, lack of concentration, lack of taking quick decisions, impatience and anxiety in getting to experience the results or work undertaken.