Actor-turned-politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1982 and quickly rose through the party ranks, becoming propaganda secretary in 1983. In 1987, following M.G. Ramachandran’s death, the party split into rival factions led by Jayalalithaa and Ramachandran’s wife, Janaki Ramachandran. The factions later reunited, and Jayalalithaa became the party’s leader in 1989, serving as chief minister six times between 1991 and 2016.
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