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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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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} | ||
== | '''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]]. | ||
== | == 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 | 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 | 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> | ||
== | == 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 | 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= | * {{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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V. S. Chandralekha | |
|---|---|
| State President, Janata Party Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1992–2013 | |
| State President, Virat Hindustan Sangam Tamil Nadu | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1947 Dindigul, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Children | Abhijit Iyer-Mitra[1] |
V. S. Chandralekha (born 14 August 1947) is an Indian politician and former 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.[2]
Personal life and education[edit | edit source]
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.
Civil service[edit | edit source]
Chandralekha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and served as the Sub-Collector of 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. 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[edit | edit source]
During her stint as the MD of 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. [3][4]
Political career[edit | edit source]
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.[5] She participated in the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections as the candidate from Mylapore constituency and came fifth, garnering only 2,897 votes. She is a close aide of Subramanian Swamy.[6] She is now Tamil Nadu state president of Virat Hindustan Sangam (VHS), an organisation floated by Subramanian Swamy in 2015.[7][8]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "After 43 days in Odisha prison, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra walks free". Hindustan Times. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sasikala's proximity to Jaya was based on 'control & rule'". Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Aravind, Indulekha. "Eulogised in death, Jayalalithaa leaves a checkered legacy". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Interview with V S Chandralekha, Janata party candidate for the Madras mayor's election". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Virat Hindustan Sangam". www.vhsindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Swamy floats new outfit". The Hindu. 9 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
References[edit | edit source]
- "Profile of V. S. Chandralekha". Janata Party.
- "Karunanidhi does not have a good track record". Rediff. 10 May 1996.