Jayalalithaa birth anniversary: Check out some rare photos of the former Tamil Nadu CM

Jayalalithaa, who was born in 1948 served five terms as the Tamil Nadu CM for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016.
Then AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa paying tributes at MGR memorial. (File Photo | EPS)
Then AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa paying tributes at MGR memorial. (File Photo | EPS)
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Then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (File Photo | PTI)
Then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. (File Photo | PTI)
Spotted in the VIP stands at the National Stadium, New Delhi, during the India-Malaysia hockey match are late Tamil Nadu CM MGR and his wife Janaki Ramachandran (right). At his left is J Jayalalithaa signing an autograph book. (File Photo | EPS)
Spotted in the VIP stands at the National Stadium, New Delhi, during the India-Malaysia hockey match are late Tamil Nadu CM MGR and his wife Janaki Ramachandran (right). At his left is J Jayalalithaa signing an autograph book. (File Photo | EPS)
Late actor Sivaji Ganesan and then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at a wedding function. (File Photo | EPS)
Late actor Sivaji Ganesan and then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at a wedding function. (File Photo | EPS)
Kollywood actress Gouthami being blessed by then AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa during her wedding reception. (File Photo | EPS)
Kollywood actress Gouthami being blessed by then AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa during her wedding reception. (File Photo | EPS)
Then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa receives President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma at Chennai Airport. (File Photo | EPS)
Then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa receives President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma at Chennai Airport. (File Photo | EPS)
Late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa with actor Kamal Hassan. (File Photo | EPS)
Late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa with actor Kamal Hassan. (File Photo | EPS)
Late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa and then minister VR Nedunchezhiyan releasing an audio cassette made by the AIADMK. (File Photo | EPS)
Late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa and then minister VR Nedunchezhiyan releasing an audio cassette made by the AIADMK. (File Photo | EPS)
Late actress Sridevi and her mother visiting then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa during her fast on Cauvery issue. (File Photo | EPS)
Late actress Sridevi and her mother visiting then Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa during her fast on Cauvery issue. (File Photo | EPS)
Then AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa being released from jail. (File Photo | EPS)
Then AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa being released from jail. (File Photo | EPS)

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