Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, who’s fondly known as ‘Amma’ (mother) in state is fighting for her life at Apollo hospital. She was admitted in a critical condition after she suffered a cardiac chest arrest on Sunday evening. The moment this news leaked out in the media, thousands of AIADMK leaders gathered outside the hospital. Within few seconds, prayers and good wishes for speedy recovery poured in from all four corners of the world.
Amidst high tension, TN Governor Vidyasagar Rao took arrived at Apollo to inspect CM Jayalalitha’s health. Key politicians and union cabinet ministers wished her good health on Twitter. The list includes:
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President Pranab Mukherjee
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Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav
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Tamil Nadu BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan
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Actor turned Politician Shatrughan Sinha
The entire state assumed a mournful demeanour for their beloved CM. People are protesting, carrying out complex rituals, committing suicide and observing fasts for her health. This has led other states into thinking why do people admire her a lot?
5 Reasons Why People Adore Jayalalitha Amma
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Jayalalitha is a One-Woman Army in Tamil Nadu
With Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi involved in 3G scams and his son Stalin’s negative popularity amidst the worker class has made Jayalalitha the most powerful politician in Tamil Nadu. To top it, her decision-making abilities and visionary ideas have reformed the existing condition of the state.
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Innovative Laws
Jaya has implemented some commendable laws in state. For instance the idea of making rain water harvesting mandatory in every household was a clever strategy to resolve water crisis in Tami Nadu. Without this, no electricity or water facilities will be granted to the families. This has helped her solve water-fights in Karnataka, which was a major development for the state. Also, it has generated awareness regarding environment and new technologies
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Social Reformations
From eliminating alcoholism and exercising control on domestic violence, Jaya has implemented strict control on homicides and crimes. She had restricted access to liquor and created a safe work environment for working women by strengthening harassment laws.
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Freebies
Jaya amma is well known for distributing presents and freebies to kids, especially girls. She launched various schemes to empower and educate school kids. She has distributed laptops, tablets and transport to parents, school and college students to bring in digital revolution. Her heavily subsidized meal schemes (especially one-rupee idly shops) have effectively resolved hunger crisis. Moreover, her party runs state-owned orphanages for abandoned children.
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Infrastructure Improvements
AIADMK government had enhanced Tamil Nadu’s existing infrastructure by building skywalks, skyscrapers, escalators, bridges and whatnot. Her projects are not localized to a particular city, but cover almost the entire state.
Considering the milestones achieved by state in her tenure, there’s no doubt as to why people love her. We pray for her speedy recovery.
