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I’ve Never Wept in Public: Jayalalithaa on Politics, Love & MGR 

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.

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Born as Komalavalli on 24 February 1948, Jayaram Jayalalithaa was one of the most popular woman politician the nation has seen. Fondly known as Amma, Jayalalithaa’s rise in Tamil Nadu’s politics is the perfect story of a woman living life on her own terms.

Amma was also seen as a distant, enigmatic figure. But in an interview with Simi Garewal in 1999, she spoke openly about her childhood, her father’s death, of how she spent a lot of her time pining for her mother. She also shed on light on her idea of love, how she got into films and the ordeals she had to face to sustain in politics.

Here are some quotes from the interview:

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What Leadership Meant to Her

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro) 

On Being In the Limelight

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro) 
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Her Idea of Love

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro) 
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On Her Fighting Spirit

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro) 
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Her Tryst With Politics

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro)
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On MGR and Her Mother

In a TV interview in 1999, J Jayalalitha also spoke about her childhood,and the ordeals she faced in politics.
(Photo: The Quint/Abhipsha Mahapatro)

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