Status: Not ApprovedHEAD: 24_Che_RMS_LEADERS ACROSS PARTIES EVOKE JAYALALITHAAS LEGACY AHEAD OF 2026 POLLSByline: Ram SundaramLEADERS ACROSS PARTIES EVOKE JAYALALITHAA’S LEGACY AHEAD OF 2026 POLLSTimes News NetworkChennai: Tributes poured in from across the political spectrum on Tuesday to mark the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, with leaders invoking her legacy of welfare politics, strong governance and women-centric leadership.Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Jayalalithaa as a mass leader whose influence remains undiminished. “She made a place in the hearts and minds of countless people as a charismatic leader and outstanding administrator,” Modi said, recalling her welfare-driven governance and focus on women’s empowerment, social justice and inclusive development.Union Home minister Amit Shah said Jayalalithaa reshaped Tamil Nadu’s development trajectory by ensuring that governance reached the poorest, calling her commitment to public service a lasting inspiration.Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran hailed her as a leader who truly lived “of the people, for the people”, crediting her initiatives for women’s protection and public welfare for securing her a permanent place in popular memory.PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss recalled her role in defending Tamil Nadu’s 69% reservation through legal means, describing her as an icon of courage, social justice and law and order.AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran struck a distinctly political note, calling her “the iron lady who shattered every conspiracy” and said her welfare schemes for the poor and marginalised earned her “everlasting fame that will stand forever”.TVK chief coordinator and expelled AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan paid homage by garlanding her portrait, remembering her life devoted entirely to public service.EOM/ MSID:: 128757907 413 |
