Rare pictures of Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa

New Delhi: The charming and appealing chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa Jayaram is an actor turned politician. She worked in Tamil and Telegu films and had established a successful career in the film industry. Her political journey has been an intriguing one. It is believed that she was introduced to politics by former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the then AIADMK supremo M. G Ramachandaran who was an actor director turned politician himself. Jayalalithaa and MGR had worked together in many films.Soon after the death of MGR, Jayalalithaa took over his legacy and party, and became his political successor. Here are some rare pictures from Jayalalithaa's life. 1. Jayalalithaa with her co-star M G Ramachandran.2. At a birthday party3. Jayalalithaa with Telgu actor, Shoban Babu4. Photograph from Jayalalithaa's old days5. A party worker pays respect to leader Jayalalithaa6. Things recovered from Jayalalithaa's house after a raid which included 750 pairs of footwear, 800 kg of silver, 28kg gold, 10,500 sarees, 91 watches and 44 Air conditioners7. Jayalalithaa with Congress party president Sonia Gandhi8. Jayalalithaa with senior BJP leader L K Advani9. Jayalalithaa with Rajiv Gandhi10. Jayalalithaa with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee