Sasikala Natarajan - video parlour operator turned confidante turned 'sister in spirit' turned albatross around the political neck of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha Jayaram - is one ...

Since then Jayalalitha — as she is known here — has simply continued doing her job from behind the police barricades in the palatial home where she has been cloistered, awaiting an appeal on ...

After the acquittal order of the High Court on May 11, 2015, Jayalalitha passed away on December 05, 2016, i.e., before the judgment of the top court on February 14, 2017.

A police raid in the 1990s found 10,500 saris and 750 pairs of shoes in Jayalalitha's home Jayalalitha lived a dramatic life, both on screen and off. She appeared in more than 100 films before ...

After the acquittal order of the High Court on May 11, 2015, Jayalalitha passed away on December 05, 2016, i.e., before the judgment of the top court on February 14, 2017.

In 1991, she became the first woman Chief Minister of the home ground of Dravidian politics. She has completed three five year terms as the CM of Tamil Nadu from 1991-1996, 2001-2006 and 2001-2016.

One of India's most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha, has died at 68. Ms Jayalalitha died in hospital in Chennai on Monday night after a prolonged illness. Here, the BBC looks ...