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Jayalalithaa Jayaram, commonly referred to as Jayalalithaa, Jaya or Amma, is an Indian politician and the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, in office since 2015.   February 24, 1948: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parents Jayaram,  Sandhya Shailaja Jayaram, Jaya Kumar

 Education: Church Park Presentation Convent, Bishop Cotton Girls' School

commonly referred to as Jayalalithaa, Jaya or Amma (translates to mother in English), is an Indian politician and the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in office since 2015. Previously she served as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996, in 2001, from 2002 to 2006, and from 2011 to 2014. She was an actress before her entry into politics and appeared in over 120 Tamil  Telugu and Kannada films. She is the general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK. She is popularly referred to as Puratchi Thalaivi (Revolutionary Leader) by her followers. RamachandranMGR. This led to wide speculation that Jayalalithaa was introduced to politics by MGR. Jayalalithaa proclaimed herself his political heir. She is the second female chief minister of Tamil Nadu after Janaki Ramachandran. Jayalalithaa was born on 24 February 1948, at Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district Mysore State now Karnatakato Jayaram and Vedavalli in a Tamil speaking Brahminfamily. Her grandfather was in the service of the Mysore kingdomas a surgeon, and the prefix 'Jaya' ('the victorious') was added to the names of various family members to reflect their association with Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyarof Mysore. Her mother called her Komalavalli. Jayalalithaa claims that Ramachandran, who had been chief minister for the state since 1977, was instrumental in introducing her to politics In 1982, she joined the AIADMK, which was founded by Ramachandran.

Her maiden public speech, "Pennin Perumai" "The Greatness of a Woman" was delivered at the AIADMK's political conference in the same year.  In 1983, she became propaganda secretary for the party and was selected as its candidate in the by-election for the Tiruchendur Assembly constituency In 1991, following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi  days before the elections, her alliance with the Indian National Congress enabled her to ride the wave of sympathy that gave the coalition victory. The ADMK alliance with the Congress won 225 out of the 234 seats contested and won all 40 constituencies in the centre.