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			\| name = V. S. Chandralekha
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1947\|08\|14}}
			\| birth_place = [[Dindigul]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj\|British India]]<br> (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)
			\| party = [[Janata Party]]
			\| office = State President, [[Janata Party]] Tamil Nadu
			\| termstart = 1992
			\| termend = 2013
			\| children = Abhijit Iyer-Mitra<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-12-06 \|title=After 43 days in Odisha prison, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra walks free \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-43-days-in-odisha-prison-abhijit-iyer-mitra-walks-free/story-e7xdZfYYEQfBMNB0KxsV4H.html \|access-date=2023-09-19 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>
			\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]
			\| office1 = State President, [[Virat Hindustan Sangam]] Tamil Nadu
			\| termstart1 = 2015
			}}
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	~~{{Infobox person~~
	~~\| name = V. S. Chandralekha~~
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	~~\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1947\|08\|14}}~~
	~~\| birth_place = [[Dindigul]], [[Madras Presidency]]<br/> (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)~~
	~~\| party = [[Janata Party]]~~
	~~\| children = Abhijit Iyer-Mitra~~
	~~\| title = [[President (corporate title)\|President]] of [[Janata Party]], [[Tamil Nadu]]~~
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	}}
	'''V. S. Chandralekha''' (born 14 August 1947) is an [[Indian civil service\|Indian civil servant]] and politician who was the President of the [[Tamil Nadu]] state unit of the [[Janata Party]], which merged into [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 11 August 2013. [[M.G. Ramachandran]] had appointed the IAS as the state's first-ever woman collector.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule\|title = Sasikala's proximity to Jaya was based on 'control & rule'}}</ref>

	== ~~Early~~ life and education ==		'''V. S. Chandralekha''' (born 14 August 1947) is an Indian politician and former [[Civil Services of India\|civil servant]], who was the President of the [[Tamil Nadu]] state unit of the [[Janata Party]], which merged into the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 11 August 2013. [[M. G. Ramachandran]] had appointed her as probably the state's second woman collector, after [[Anna Rajam Malhotra]] of the 1951 batch. The latter was the first female IAS Officer and Collector in the country.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule\|title=Sasikala's proximity to Jaya was based on 'control & rule'\|access-date=7 December 2016\|archive-date=1 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201150506/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			== Personal life and education ==

	Chandralekha was born on 14 August 1947 at [[Dindigul]] in the then [[Madras Presidency]]. She had her education in [[Madras]] and mastered in economics from [[Presidency College, Madras]] before joining the [[Indian Administrative Service]].		Chandralekha was born on 14 August 1947 at [[Dindigul]] in the then [[Madras Presidency]]. She had her education in [[Madras]] and mastered in economics from [[Presidency College, Madras]] before joining the [[Indian Administrative Service]].

	== ~~As civil servant~~ ==		== Civil service ==

	Chandralekha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and served as the Sub-Collector of [[Chengalpattu taluk\|Chengalpattu]] and [[Cheranmahadevi]] from 1973 to 1975 and as General Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation & Deputy Secretary, Food from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1985, she served as [[District Collector]], first, of [[South Arcot]] and then, [[Madurai District\|Madurai]]. She served as the Director of Rural Development, Tamil Nadu from 1985 to 1988, Chairman of Women's Development Corporation, Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and Chairman & Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation from 1991 to 1992. She resigned from the civil service in 1992.		Chandralekha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and served as the Sub-Collector of [[Chengalpattu taluk\|Chengalpattu]] and [[Cheranmahadevi]] from 1973 to 1975 and as General Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation & Deputy Secretary, Food from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1985, she served as [[District Collector]], first, of [[South Arcot]] and then, [[Madurai District\|Madurai]]. She served as the Director of Rural Development, Tamil Nadu from 1985 to 1988, Chairman of Women's Development Corporation, Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and Chairman & Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation from 1991 to 1992. She resigned from the civil service in 1992.

	== Acid attack ==		== Acid attack ==

	During her stint as the [[managing director\|MD]] of [[Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation\|TIDCO]], she opposed the divestment policies of the then Chief Minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]] due to which Chandralekha ~~had~~ [[~~Acid~~ attack]] at [[Egmore]], Chennai in 1992.		During her stint as the [[managing director\|MD]] of [[Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation\|TIDCO]], she opposed the divestment policies of the then Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] due to which Chandralekha faced [[acid attack]] at [[Egmore]], Chennai in 1992.
	<ref>http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-had-to-combat-ruthless-peer-pressure-all-her-life/articleshow/55914253.cms\|title = Eulogised in death, Jayalalithaa leaves a checkered legacy\|newspaper = The Economic Times\|last1 = Aravind\|first1 = Indulekha}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp \|title=Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine \|access-date=30 November 2017 \|archive-date=18 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218145901/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-had-to-combat-ruthless-peer-pressure-all-her-life/articleshow/55914253.cms\|title = Eulogised in death, Jayalalithaa leaves a checkered legacy\|newspaper = The Economic Times\|last1 = Aravind\|first1 = Indulekha}}</ref>

	== ~~As politician~~ ==		== Political career ==

	Chandralekha joined the Janata Party in 1992 after the acid attack. She served as the President of the party's Tamil Nadu unit from 1992. In 1996, she stood against [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]'s [[M. K. Stalin]] for the post of [[Mayor]] of the [[Chennai Corporation]], but lost. She participated in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]] as the candidate from Mylapore constituency and came fifth, garnering only 2,897 votes.		Chandralekha joined the [[Janata Party]] in 1992 after the acid attack. She served as the President of the party's Tamil Nadu unit from 1992. She unsuccessfully contested in [[Madurai Central Assembly constituency]] in 1996 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election. In 1996, she stood against [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]'s [[M. K. Stalin]] for the post of [[Mayor]] of the [[Chennai Corporation]], but lost.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Interview with V S Chandralekha, Janata party candidate for the Madras mayor's election\|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/1996/0510lek1.htm\|access-date=2022-01-30\|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> She participated in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]] as the candidate from Mylapore constituency and came fifth, garnering only 2,897 votes.
	She ~~was~~ a close aide of [[Subramanian Swamy]]~~(now the BJP leader)~~<ref name="2006electionresults">{{Cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf\|title=Statistical Report on General Election 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu\|accessdate=\|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>		She is a close aide of [[Subramanian Swamy]].<ref name="2006electionresults">{{Cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf\|title=Statistical Report on General Election 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu\|accessdate=\|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> She is now Tamil Nadu state president of [[Virat Hindustan Sangam]] (VHS), an organisation floated by [[Subramanian Swamy]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Virat Hindustan Sangam\|url=https://www.vhsindia.org/meet-our-team\|access-date=2022-01-30\|website=www.vhsindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2015-04-09\|title=Swamy floats new outfit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/swamy-floats-new-outfit-virat-hindustan-sangam/article7081994.ece\|access-date=2022-01-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	* {{cite web\|title=Profile of V. S. Chandralekha\|url=http://janataparty.org/member1.html\|publisher=Janata Party}}		* {{cite web\|title=Profile of V. S. Chandralekha\|url=http://janataparty.org/member1.html\|publisher=Janata Party}}
	* {{cite news\|title=Karunanidhi does not have a good track record\|work=Rediff\|url=~~http~~://www.rediff.com/news/1996/0510lek1.htm\|date=10 May 1996}}		* {{cite news\|title=Karunanidhi does not have a good track record\|work=Rediff\|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1996/0510lek1.htm\|date=10 May 1996}}

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	\| birth_place = [[Dindigul]], [[Madras Presidency]]<br/> (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)		\| birth_place = [[Dindigul]], [[Madras Presidency]]<br/> (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)
	\| party = [[Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Janata Party]]
	\| title = [[President (corporate title)\|President]] of [[Janata Party]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| children = Abhijit Iyer-Mitra
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	'''V. S. Chandralekha''' (born 14 August 1947) is an [[Indian civil service\|Indian civil servant]] and politician who was the President of the [[Tamil Nadu]] state unit of the [[Janata Party]], which merged into [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 11 August 2013. [[M.G. Ramachandran]] had appointed the IAS as the state's first-ever woman collector.<ref>http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule</ref>		'''V. S. Chandralekha''' (born 14 August 1947) is an [[Indian civil service\|Indian civil servant]] and politician who was the President of the [[Tamil Nadu]] state unit of the [[Janata Party]], which merged into [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 11 August 2013. [[M.G. Ramachandran]] had appointed the IAS as the state's first-ever woman collector.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule\|title = Sasikala's proximity to Jaya was based on 'control & rule'}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	During her stint as the [[managing director\|MD]] of [[Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation\|TIDCO]], she opposed the divestment policies of the then Chief Minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]] due to which Chandralekha had [[Acid attack]] at [[Egmore]], Chennai in 1992.		During her stint as the [[managing director\|MD]] of [[Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation\|TIDCO]], she opposed the divestment policies of the then Chief Minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]] due to which Chandralekha had [[Acid attack]] at [[Egmore]], Chennai in 1992.
	<ref>http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp</ref><ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-had-to-combat-ruthless-peer-pressure-all-her-life/articleshow/55914253.cms</ref>		<ref>http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-had-to-combat-ruthless-peer-pressure-all-her-life/articleshow/55914253.cms\|title = Eulogised in death, Jayalalithaa leaves a checkered legacy\|newspaper = The Economic Times\|last1 = Aravind\|first1 = Indulekha}}</ref>

	== As politician ==		== As politician ==

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| name = V. S. Chandralekha
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|08|14}}
| birth_place = [[Dindigul]], [[Madras Presidency]]<br/> (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)
| party = [[Janata Party]]
| title = [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[Janata Party]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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'''V. S. Chandralekha''' (born 14 August 1947) is an [[Indian civil service|Indian civil servant]] and politician who was the President of the [[Tamil Nadu]] state unit of the [[Janata Party]], which merged into [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 11 August 2013. [[M.G. Ramachandran]] had appointed the IAS as the state's first-ever woman collector.<ref>http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Chandralekha was born on 14 August 1947 at [[Dindigul]] in the then [[Madras Presidency]]. She had her education in [[Madras]] and mastered in economics from [[Presidency College, Madras]] before joining the [[Indian Administrative Service]].

== As civil servant ==

Chandralekha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and served as the Sub-Collector of [[Chengalpattu taluk|Chengalpattu]] and [[Cheranmahadevi]] from 1973 to 1975 and as General Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation & Deputy Secretary, Food from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1985, she served as [[District Collector]], first, of [[South Arcot]] and then, [[Madurai District|Madurai]]. She served as the Director of Rural Development, Tamil Nadu from 1985 to 1988, Chairman of Women's Development Corporation, Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and Chairman & Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation from 1991 to 1992. She resigned from the civil service in 1992.

== Acid attack ==

During her stint as the [[managing director|MD]] of [[Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation|TIDCO]], she opposed the divestment policies of the then Chief Minister, [[J. Jayalalithaa]] due to which Chandralekha had [[Acid attack]] at [[Egmore]], Chennai in 1992.
<ref>http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ne180611Erase.asp</ref><ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-had-to-combat-ruthless-peer-pressure-all-her-life/articleshow/55914253.cms</ref>

== As politician ==

Chandralekha joined the Janata Party in 1992 after the acid attack. She served as the President of the party's Tamil Nadu unit from 1992. In 1996, she stood against [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]'s [[M. K. Stalin]] for the post of [[Mayor]] of the [[Chennai Corporation]], but lost. She participated in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]] as the candidate from Mylapore constituency and came fifth, garnering only 2,897 votes.
She was a close aide of [[Subramanian Swamy]](now the BJP leader)<ref name="2006electionresults">{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|accessdate=|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* {{cite web|title=Profile of V. S. Chandralekha|url=http://janataparty.org/member1.html|publisher=Janata Party}}
* {{cite news|title=Karunanidhi does not have a good track record|work=Rediff|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1996/0510lek1.htm|date=10 May 1996}}

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