J Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo Hospital,Chennai on September 22, 2016 with complaints of fever and dehydration and underwent medical treatment for about 75 days before her demise.
J Jayalalithaa inspired a cult following, and adoring followers
J Jayalalithaa was one of India's most charismatic and enigmatic personalities, single-handedly holding her own in the masculine world of Tamil politics and effectively breaking a more than 30-year-old culture of male dominance.
While there have been several female leaders across Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Jayalalitha came from a different background.
Other female premiers, like Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina and Sirimavo Bandaranaike, all came from political families.
Jayalalitha, on the other hand, came from a middle-class family, where her mother was a small-time actress.
On various occasions she described herself as a prim, convent-bred girl who had dreamt of a world of academic and legal studies with an interest in English theatre.
J Jayalalithaa served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over 14 years between 1991 and 2016
J Jayalalithaa successfully built up a near-indelible personality cult through welfare schemes - and the inexpensive food and water products, branded "Amma" after her nickname, mother, that were provided to the poor.
Subsidies made up more than a third of Tamil Nadu's revenue spending, and the policies endeared her to women and children.
Jayalalitha Jayaram was born in Mysore at a place called Melukote on February 24, 1948
She hails from a Tamil Iyengar family.
Her father Jayaram, a lawyer by profession, passed away when she was two years old
Later, Jayalalithaa and her brother Jayakumar shifted to Bengaluru along with their mother. Her mother, Vedavathi, started working in Tamil cinema with the screen name Sandhya.
Jayalalithaa completed her schooling from Bishop Cotton Girls' High School, Chennai, and Sacred Heart Matriculation School.
Jayalalithaa was a trained Bharatanatyam dancer with proficiency in other dance forms like Kathak, Mohiniyattam and Manipuri.
Jayalalithaa had also lent her voice as a singer in some of her films.
Jayalalithaa was a good student and received scholarship for higher studies from the Government of India after completing her matriculation in 1964.
However, she took up films of different languages shortly after that.
Jayalalithaa was a famous South Indian film star before she joined politics in 1982.
In 1982, Jayalalithaa became a member of the AIADMK, a party founded by MG Ramachandran.
Her supporters fondly call her "Puratchi Thalaivi", meaning revolutionary leader and "Amma", meaning mother
Jayalalithaa was elected for the first time as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1984 and she retained the seat till 1989.
A landslide victory was secured by Jayalalithaa in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections held in 1991, when the party and its alliance won 225 out of the total 234 seats. She contested from two constituencies, Kangeyam and Bargur, and won both the seats comprehensively
On 24 June 1991, she became the youngest ever and the second female Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She held the position till May 12, 1996.
On 14 May 2001, Jayalalithaa became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the second time and held the post till September 21, 2001.
She remained the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from March 2, 2002 to May 12, 2006.
Jayalalithaa had to step down from her post of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in September 2014 when a trial court in Karnataka held her guilty in an 18-year-old disproportionate assets (amounting to Rs. 66.65 crore) and corruption case
On May 11, 2015, the Karnataka High Court acquitted Jayalalithaa in the Disproportionate Assets case.
J Jayalalitha was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for a record-equalling fifth time on May 23, 2015.
Jayalalithaa took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for a record sixth time on May 23, 2016
Jayalalitha stormed back into power in Tamil Nadu in the recently concluded Assembly elections with her party AIADMK winning 134 seats out of 232. She created history by becoming the only chief minister to be elected for a second consecutive term in over three decades in Tamil Nadu.
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