Janaki Ramachandran

Janaki Ramachandran
V.N.Janaki
Born	November 30, 1923[citation needed] Vaikom, Kerala
Died	May 19, 1996 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Actor, Politician
Spouse(s)	M. G. Ramachandran

Janaki Ramachandran (Tamil: ஜாணகி ராமச்சந்திரன் Malayalam: ജാനകി രാമചന്ദ്രന്‍), popularly known as V.N. Janaki (November 30, 1923^{[citation needed]} – May 19, 1996), was an Indian Tamil actress and politician. She was born to Rajagopal Iyer and Narayani Amma in the town of Vaikom in Kerala State. She had a brother P. Narayanan who was an educationalist. She was a successful actress and starred in more than 25 movies including Velaikari, and Aiyiram Thalaivangiya Aboorva Chintamani. She starred opposite M. G. Ramachandran in many films. She married M. G. Ramachandran.

When M.G.Ramachandran died in 1987, she succeeded him as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the Leader of the AIADMK party (which later split into two factions). Janaki Ramachandran became Chief minister in January 1988 after her husband's death, but the government lasted only 24 days, the shortest in the history of Tamil Nadu. Her ministry won the vote of confidence of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in January 1988 but the Central Government under the late Rajiv Gandhi used Article 356 of the Constitution of India to dismiss her government. Her party was defeated in the next elections held in 1989 and she quit politics after the unification of the two factions of theAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam .

She died of a cardiac arrest on 19 May 1996.

Janaki Ramachandran gifted her property in Avvai Shanmugham Salai (Lloyds Road) to house the headquarters of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in 1986. She also willed her property in Arcot Street in T.Nagar to set up the Dr.MGR Memorial House in 1988. She was the founder chairman of The Satya Educational & Charitable Society managing many free educational institutions in Chennai. She gifted property worth many million dollars for the establishment of educational and charitable institutions in Tamil Nadu. She was also instrumental in setting up the Janaki Ramachandran Educational & Charitable Trust which is currently administering one institution. Most of the lands in which the educational & Charitable institutions are situated are worth millions of dollars and are her gifts to charity.

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Chief Ministers from Dravidian parties C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam This box: view • talk • edit

Photo gallery

V.N.Janaki taking oath as the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu	MGR with wife V.N.Janaki	MGR being conferred India's Highest Civilian Award - Bharat Ratna - being received from President R. Venkatraman by wife Janaki Ramachandran	MGR with V.N.Janaki
MGR with V.N.Janaki	Dr M. G. Ramachandran with wife and successor Janaki Ramachandran	Janaki Ramachandran	V.N.Janaki with her only brother P. Narayanan

See also

• Kollywood
• Chennai
• Tamil Nadu
• J. Jayalalithaa
• Dr.MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women
• Dr.MGR Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired

External links

• MGR Memorial Charitable Trust

References