Jayalalithaa: Return of the Amma

After a hiatus of five years, one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, J Jayalalithaa is set to take over the Chief Minister's seat in Tamil Nadu as her party AIADMK swept the state elections, ousting the graft-charge ravaged DMK.

Better known as ‘Amma’, the three-time chief minister’s career has been marked by a series of highs and lows but her rise in Tamil Nadu, a state dominated by backward politics, has been meteoric.

Born on February 24, 1948, in Mysore as Komalavalli in a Tamil Iyengar family, she comes from a Brahmin background and Karnataka - a state engaged in a bitter war over water sharing with Tamil Nadu.

Jayalalithaa chairs Cabinet meet

Chennai, May 30 : The Tamil Nadu Cabinet met here this morning and believed to have discussed a host of issues, including the schemes to be included in the Governor's address and implementation of poll promises.

Chaired by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the cabinet is believed to have discussed about the schemes and policies of the new government that would find place in the Governor's address to be delivered in the House on June three.