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The trailblazer's crown sits firmly on the head of J Jayalalithaa, widely recognised in Tamil Nadu as the mother of welfare schemes

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During her first stint as Tamil Nadu chief minister from 1991 to 1996, and in her subsequent tenures, J Jayalalithaa provided the template for measures to empower women (Photo: Reuters)

Archis Mohan

7 min read Last Updated : Dec 10 2023 | 10:33 PM IST

In the recent past, several political leaders, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal have talked up their women-centric schemes. The governments they or their parties lead have indeed implemented schemes with women as primary beneficiaries, but they are no trailblazers.

The trailblazer’s crown sits firmly on the head of J Jayalalithaa, widely recognised in Tamil Nadu as the mother of welfare schemes. During her first stint as the Tamil Nadu chief minister from 1991 to 1996, the only woman chief minister

Topics : women in India identity politics Political Leaders women empowerment Electoral reforms

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