Janaki Ramachandran

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Janaki Ramachandran
V.N.Janaki taking oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu
Born	November 30,^{[citation needed]} 1923 Vaikom, Kerala
Died	May 19, 1996 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Actor, Politician
Spouse	Ganapati Bhat M. G. Ramachandran

Janaki Ramachandran, popularly known as V.N. Janaki (November 30,^{[citation needed]} 1923 – 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 Ganapati Bhat, and had a son named Janaki Surendran. She later divorced Ganapati Bhat to marry M. G. Ramachandran. She became his third wife. She has four grandchildren who live in the States.^[1]

When M.G.Ramachandran died in 1987, she succeeded him as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. 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.

She died of a cardiac arrest 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. 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.

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V.N.Janaki taking oath as the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu	MGR with wife V.N.Janaki	MGR, V.N.Janaki with brother narayanan's daughter Latha	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	Janaki Ramachandran with neice Latha	Janaki Ramachandran with her neice's grandson Kumar Rajendran

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^ Nilacharal.com Dr.M.G.Ramachandran

Preceded by M. G. Ramachandran	Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 1988	Succeeded by Karunanidhi

Dravidian political parties



Dravidian movement · Periyar E. V. Ramasamy · Anti-Hindi agitations
Former Dravidian parties Justice party · Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani · Thayga Marumalarchi Kazhagam
Contemporary Dravidian parties Dravidar Kazhagam · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · Pattali Makkal Katchi · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · more
Chief Ministers from Dravidian parties C. N. Annadurai · V. R. Nedunchezhiyan · M. Karunanidhi · M. G. Ramachandran · Janaki Ramachandran · J. Jayalalithaa · O. Panneerselvam