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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AIADMK Leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa with a child. (HT Photo)

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

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

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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

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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)

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

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

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)

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

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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)

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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)

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Atal B Vajpayee and Jayalalithaa (HT Photo)