Janaki Ramachandran

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Janaki Ramachandran, popularly known as V.N. Janaki (1923 – 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 and was married to and starred opposite M. G. Ramachandran, the Tamil actor-politician who for many years was chief minister of the state. She was a successful actress and starred in more than 25 movies including Velaikari, Aiyiram Thalaivangiya Aboorva Chintamani etc. When M.G.Ramachandran died in 1987, she succeded him as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She had a brother P.Narayanan who was a great educationalist.

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 misused the powers under Article 356 of the constitution of India and dismissed her government on frivilou grounds. Her party was defeated in the next elections held in 1989 and she quit politics.

She died of a heart attack on 19th 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 gifted her property in Arcot Road to set up the MGR Memorial House in 1988.

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