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=== Early political career === | === Early political career === | ||
[[File:Sedapatti Muthiah with J.Jayalalitha.jpg|thumb|right|Jayalalithaa at the public meeting in 1980s]] | [[File:Sedapatti Muthiah with J.Jayalalitha.jpg|thumb|right|Jayalalithaa at the public meeting in 1980s]] | ||
Jayalalithaa denied claims that M.G.R., who had been chief minister for the state since 1977, was instrumental in introducing her to politics.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> On 4 June 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zRg3RZEtVd39zfK5n6hxxK/How-Jayalalithaa-made-her-political-debut.html|title=How Jayalalithaa made her political debut|last=Vaasanthi|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> she joined the AIADMK, which was founded by M.G.R.<ref name="career">{{cite news| url=http://www.tn.gov.in/spc/cmprofile.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082124/http://www.tn.gov.in/spc/cmprofile.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 February 2012 | agency=State Planning Commission | title=Political Career|access-date=10 November 2013|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Her maiden public speech,"'''{{lang|ta|Pennin Perumai}}'''" (The Greatness of a Woman), was delivered at the AIADMK's political conference in the same year at [[Cuddalore]]<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|title=M.G.R.: The original 'ladies man' |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-13/india/28146254_1_mgr-aiadmk-political-party |date=13 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103170751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-13/india/28146254_1_mgr-aiadmk-political-party |archive-date= 3 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> and was well received. Even the then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] and the Rajya Sabha member [[Khushwant Singh]] came to witness her speech which was widely acclaimed for its clarity of diction and elegant prose.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zRg3RZEtVd39zfK5n6hxxK/How-Jayalalithaa-made-her-political-debut.html |title=How Jayalalithaa made her political debut |work=Livemint |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Her seat number in [[Rajya Sabha]] was 185, which was coincidentally the same as that of what [[C. N. Annadurai]] had while he was a member in the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 December 2016|title=How Jayalalithaa Stunned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi With Her Maiden Speech In Rajya Sabha|url=http://m.huffingtonpost.in/2016/12/06/how-jayalalithaa-stunned-prime-minister-indira-gandhi-with-her-m/|publisher=Huffingtonpost.in}}</ref> In January 1983, she became propaganda secretary for the party and campaigned extensively for the party candidate [[R. Amirtharaj]] in the by-election for the [[Tiruchendur (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchendur Assembly constituency]] in February that year.<ref name="career"/><ref name="jjgov" /> | Jayalalithaa denied claims that M.G.R., who had been chief minister for the state since 1977, was instrumental in introducing her to politics.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> On 4 June 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zRg3RZEtVd39zfK5n6hxxK/How-Jayalalithaa-made-her-political-debut.html|title=How Jayalalithaa made her political debut|last=Vaasanthi|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> she joined the AIADMK, which was founded by M.G.R.<ref name="career">{{cite news| url=http://www.tn.gov.in/spc/cmprofile.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082124/http://www.tn.gov.in/spc/cmprofile.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 February 2012 | agency=State Planning Commission | title=Political Career|access-date=10 November 2013|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Her maiden public speech,"'''{{lang|ta|Pennin Perumai}}'''" (The Greatness of a Woman), was delivered at the AIADMK's political conference in the same year at [[Cuddalore]]<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|title=M.G.R.: The original 'ladies man' |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-13/india/28146254_1_mgr-aiadmk-political-party |date=13 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103170751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-13/india/28146254_1_mgr-aiadmk-political-party |archive-date= 3 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> and was well received.{{quote box | ||
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| source = — [[Khushwant Singh]], ''Filmstar MPs'', ''Sunday'', 27 April 1985<ref>{{cite book|title=Notes on the Great Indian Circus|publisher=Penguin India|first=Khushwant|last=Singh|year=2001|isbn=978-0-14-100576-8|pages=12–14}}</ref> | |||
}} Even the then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] and the Rajya Sabha member [[Khushwant Singh]] came to witness her speech which was widely acclaimed for its clarity of diction and elegant prose.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zRg3RZEtVd39zfK5n6hxxK/How-Jayalalithaa-made-her-political-debut.html |title=How Jayalalithaa made her political debut |work=Livemint |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Her seat number in [[Rajya Sabha]] was 185, which was coincidentally the same as that of what [[C. N. Annadurai]] had while he was a member in the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 December 2016|title=How Jayalalithaa Stunned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi With Her Maiden Speech In Rajya Sabha|url=http://m.huffingtonpost.in/2016/12/06/how-jayalalithaa-stunned-prime-minister-indira-gandhi-with-her-m/|publisher=Huffingtonpost.in}}</ref> In January 1983, she became propaganda secretary for the party and campaigned extensively for the party candidate [[R. Amirtharaj]] in the by-election for the [[Tiruchendur (state assembly constituency)|Tiruchendur Assembly constituency]] in February that year.<ref name="career"/><ref name="jjgov" /> | |||
M.G.R. wanted her to be a member of the Rajya Sabha because of her fluency in [[English language|English]].<ref name="control">{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule|work=The Sunday Guardian|title=First impressions|last=Nalpat|first=Madhav|date=25 December 2011|location=New Delhi|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Indira Gandhi lauded Jayalalithaa for the various speeches she made on issues including the one on internal security in Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cabinet-decides-to-recommend-jayalalithaas-name-for-bharat-ratna/articleshow/55914413.cms |title=Tamil Nadu Cabinet decides to recommend Jayalalithaa's name for Bharat Ratna |work=The Economic Times |date=10 December 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was elected to that body in 1984 and retained her seat until 1989.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Honourable Chief Minister |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/139.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116225438/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/139.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2012 |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> Her success in her role as propaganda secretary caused resentment among high-ranking members of the party. By engineering a rift between her and M.G.R., these members influenced M.G.R. to stop her writing about her personal life in a Tamil magazine. Despite these machinations, she remained admired by the rank and file of the party.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> She was given key responsibilities, including in the implementation of the landmark noon-meals scheme when M. G. Ramachandran was the chief minister and this taught her lessons in welfare politics. Later when M.G.R. fell ill, she campaigned extensively for the party before the [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/indias-iron-lady-jayalalithaa-dead/|title=India's Iron lady Jayalalithaa is dead – Vanguard News|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> | M.G.R. wanted her to be a member of the Rajya Sabha because of her fluency in [[English language|English]].<ref name="control">{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule|work=The Sunday Guardian|title=First impressions|last=Nalpat|first=Madhav|date=25 December 2011|location=New Delhi|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Indira Gandhi lauded Jayalalithaa for the various speeches she made on issues including the one on internal security in Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cabinet-decides-to-recommend-jayalalithaas-name-for-bharat-ratna/articleshow/55914413.cms |title=Tamil Nadu Cabinet decides to recommend Jayalalithaa's name for Bharat Ratna |work=The Economic Times |date=10 December 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was elected to that body in 1984 and retained her seat until 1989.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Honourable Chief Minister |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/139.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116225438/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/139.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2012 |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> Her success in her role as propaganda secretary caused resentment among high-ranking members of the party. By engineering a rift between her and M.G.R., these members influenced M.G.R. to stop her writing about her personal life in a Tamil magazine. Despite these machinations, she remained admired by the rank and file of the party.<ref name="outlook20110321"/> She was given key responsibilities, including in the implementation of the landmark noon-meals scheme when M. G. Ramachandran was the chief minister and this taught her lessons in welfare politics. Later when M.G.R. fell ill, she campaigned extensively for the party before the [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/indias-iron-lady-jayalalithaa-dead/|title=India's Iron lady Jayalalithaa is dead – Vanguard News|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> | ||