Jayalalitha

Jayalalitha is an actress turned politician popular for her controversial and lavish lifestyle. If Indira Gandhi is believed to be one of the most important political women of India, then Jayalalitha cannot be left behind in the race of influential women personalities of politics. Like Gandhi held the reins of Indian democracy while ruling as the first Woman Prime Minister, Jayalalitha holds power over Tamil Nadu with the help of her supporters. Even after getting sentenced for four years of imprisonment in September 2014, for being involved in a corruption scandal, her supporters didn’t betray her but protested against the conviction and shed tears of anguish for their ‘Amma’. And when she got a clean chit from the Karnataka High Court, the same supporters were crying with happiness. She even gets to be worshipped as a ‘Goddess’ by them and has also created a brand image of Amma. Well that says a lot about her influence. It is another story if this influential personality is born out of the benevolence or covetousness.