Vintage Jayalalithaa: a politician of many colours captured in 20 rare photos

J Jayalalithaa has seen many highs and lows in her colourful and illustrious political career spanning three decades. Here is a random collection of twenty rare, vintage photos from her past which capture some of those momentous moments.

J Jayalalithaa has seen many highs and lows in her colourful and illustrious political career spanning three decades. Here is a random collection of twenty rare, vintage photos from her past which capture some of those momentous moments.

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14.08.91

AIADMK Leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

16.07.91

Jayalalithaa greets Former PM P V Narasimha Rao in New Delhi (HT Photo)

19.05.95

AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa with a child. (HT Photo)

27.03.99

Children welcoming AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa at the evening Tea Party hosted by Vijay Goel in Delhi (Manish Swarup, HT Photo)

27.03.99

AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa with Sonia Gandhi. (Manish Swarup, HT Photo)

19.04.99

AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa met with West Bengal CM Jyoti Basu, Subramanian Swamy, was also present at the occasion in the Capital( Pradeep Bhatia, HT Photo)

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Samajwadi Party President Mulayam S Yadav and AIADMK President Jayalalithaa and Amar Singh. HT Photo

08.10.98

AIADMK President Jayalalithaa meeting with former Home Minister L K Advani at North Block in the Capital. (Prakash Singh, HT Photo)

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AIADMK President Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

25.03.89

A weeping Jayalalithaa showing to newsmen the spot on the Head where the DMK Members allegedly hit her in the Tamil Nadu Assembly (PTI)

07.10.97

A Cheerful Jayalalitha arriving at the Special Court complex in Chennai to face proceedings in the multi crore coal import scam (PTI)

17.08.92

AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

10.10.98

AIADMK Leader Jayalalithaa at the media programme in press club at Delhi, PTI

16.07.91

Jayalalithaa with Pranab Mukherjee, at that time Deputy Chairman of planning commission in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Rajiv Gandhi visiting Jayalalithaa in a hospital who was at that time injured in a road accident. (PTI)

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Jayalalithaa acknowledgeing the supporters who gathered outside her residence, after AIADMK won in the Tamil Nadu assembly election,in Chennai. (Prakash singh HT photo)

17 July 2010

Janata Dal (United) President Sharad Yadav in a meeting with AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalitha at her residence in Chennai (HT Photo by R S Kumar)

30.01.99

Atal B Vajpayee and Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)