Remembering iron lady of Tamil nadu , one of the finest leaders of india

[Ryzen_renoir]

1. A staunch unionist and believer in idea of india.She put down separatist forces with a firm hand.Never compromised on National interest. TN could have been  troubled spot otherwise with all the eelam separist groups 

2. A firm believer in social justice, 69% reservation in the State got Consitutional protection due to her Govt.

3. Firm Commitment to secularism. she never allowed communal forces of any community,space in the State

4. One of the very few CMs who tried to rein in Govt employee Unions. Chose State interests even if it means losing elections 

5. One of the pioneers in social welfare schemes that reached a large section of population 

6. Prioritization of women welfare and safety. 

7. Non interference of party workers in District Administration. No katta panchayat, threatening of Collector,SP etc.  Moat disciplined party of India 

8. Long term vision in solving Chennai's drinking water crisis. New Veeranam , desalination plants ,rain water harvesting etc

9. Zero tolerance for Law and Order violators. Ministers who threw their weight around with public were axed. 

10. Never once spoke against any religion, caste or group. Practised inclusive politics & wasn't divisive 

11.  In 2011 when she came to power tamil nadu was suffering from huge power crisis , she solved the problem in 3 years and never saw a powercut afterwards 

12. Despite of huge pressure from vested interests in media , NGO'S, church and communists she pushed through constitution of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant  which saves tamil nadu atleast 5000-10000  crores annually  

Despite all her achivements some people only see  corruption and her megalomania.

she ruled the state 16 out of last 21 years and tamil nadu is a topper of various independent rankings and an economic powerhouse 

[Ryzen_renoir]

Tamil nadu is the best administered state for almost a decade and is the is competing with kerala in all social indicators  while also being the economic powerhouse of india 

While we hear a lot about Gujarat development model and nowadays UP development model , tamil nadu has always outperformed them easily under Jayalalithaa 

[Ryzen_renoir]

 

When more than one lakh state government employees and teachers go on strike, any chief minister would be unnerved. But when it happened in Tamil Nadu on July 1, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa just smiled.

Three weeks later, the mystery of the smile was revealed. The 80-odd unions on strike - now divided and disillusioned - prostrated themselves before Jayalalithaa in order to get their members reinstated.

The way the chief minister dealt with the strike, arresting tens of thousands of employees under the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) and dismissing 1.7 lakh workers, only reinforced her image as the Iron Lady. On July 21, when the Supreme Court appreciated her tough stand and "suggested" the employees might be reinstated on compassionate grounds, Jayalalithaa proved beyond doubt that nothing in the state administration could go against her wishes.

At the end of three weeks, it was clear Amma had won on many fronts: besides the apex court's endorsement of the Government's stance, the unions of the teachers and the employees began to disintegrate following internal differences and the Opposition was silenced. The Jayalalithaa-style could well be an example for other chief ministers who have to deal with demanding employees whom the Supreme Court chided for "thinking strike is their birth right".

Protesting against the withdrawal of dearness allowance and certain cash benefits under the pension scheme, the strike by the unions representing 13 lakh employees and teachers began on July 1. The agitation crippled the administration. When the stir showed signs of gaining momentum, Jayalalithaa did what she does best: take the bull by its horns. 

Jayalalithaa will not reinstate all employees she dismissed

On day one itself, the police took 20 representatives of the various unions into preventive custody, and the Government made it clear that ESMA would be invoked to arrest and dismiss the striking employees. A close aide of the chief minister had this to say about Jayalalithaa's strong posture: "She wouldn't have turned tough so early but for the utterances of some union leaders. They used harsh words and boasted of support from opposition parties to bring the Government to its knees. That really rubbed Amma the wrong way."

And when Amma is annoyed, there's no saying what happens next. The police arrested not only the union leaders but also those from other sectors who came out in support of the agitation. The Government quietly deployed people registered with the employment exchanges on contract duty. As unemployed youths thronged district collectorates and the secretariat, the Government drove home the message that the existing staff were not indispensable. 

The biggest blow to the strikers came on July 4 when the Government passed an ordinance empowering it to dismiss the striking employees. The Government immediately started cracking down. More than 2,500 secretariat staff returned to work the same day. "That was the end of the agitation," says N.L. Sridharan, leader of a CPI(M)-backed union.

Opposition leaders, including DMK President M. Karunanidhi, flayed the Government and called for the repeal of ESMA, but nothing happened. Midnight knocks by the police - now notoriously frequent across the state - troubled not just the union leaders but even the ordinary employees. Says a bureaucrat: "Once the chief minister felt that some union leaders were trying to ridicule her, she took it as a personal insult and vowed to demolish the strike. It was a determined Jayalalithaa at her best."

On July 5, Chief Secretary Lakshmi Pranesh issued the dismissal orders of a joint secretary and 15 deputy secretaries. In Dindigul, 7,200 employees were dismissed. Even as the unions approached the Madras High Court arguing against the maintainability of ESMA, the Government went ahead with the dismissals and the fresh recruitments.

Meanwhile, the employees found a ray of hope. Justice P.D. Dinakaran of the high court passed an interim order asking the Government to release the arrested employees and revoke the suspension orders since they had given an undertaking they would withdraw the stir. The judge added that he would be forced to pass orders if the Government did not take a positive decision on the employees' release before 10.30 a.m. the next day, July 6. 

The Government was not intimidated. Within minutes of the judicial order, it filed a writ appeal before Chief Justice B. Subhashan Reddy. In an hour, the first bench comprising the chief justice and Justice N. Dinakar suspended the single-judge order. Arrests and dismissals continued and there was no response from Jayalalithaa on the request to take back the employees.

Finally on July 16, Jayalalithaa broke her silence, but only to chide the staff. "They should realise their duties before fighting for their rights," she told a meeting at Namakkal while announcing welfare measures worth Rs 386 crore. "The government employees form only 2 per cent of the state's population. I can't cater to all the demands of this minority ignoring the interests of the 98 per cent."

After all, the government comes to power promising welfare to the people." She did not forget to take a dig at the previous DMK government, saying she had inherited empty coffers and that the employees should realise the financial strain on the Government.

While a majority of the unions were resigned to their fate and kept requesting the Government to reinstate the dismissed employees, some unions and a DMK leader app roached the Supreme Court. The state Government employed the best of lawyers - K.K. Venugopal and P.P. Rao - who justified the dismissal of 1.7 lakh employees and the maintainability of ESMA. Finally, the Supreme Court observations on July 21 came as a pat on the back for Jayalalithaa.

The apex court bench comprising Justice M.B. Shah and Justice A.R. Lakshmanan criticised the employees for "holding the state to ransom" and "bringing the administration to a grinding halt". It suggested the Government reinstate the employees who had not indulged in violence. 

The Government has given an undertaking that it will take back all the dismissed employees except 2,200 against whom FIRs have been lodged for allegedly indulging in violence during the stir. They belong to unions affiliated to opposition parties like the DMK and the Left.

"Many leaders shot their mouth off angering the chief minister." Sridharan of the rival camp refutes this: "Suryamurthy was our spokesman during the strike. He can't blame others." Both factions claim they have the backing of a majority and the discord gathers force. 

They, however, agree on one thing: they will not forget the lessons they have learnt this time. And these will be carefully revised before they strike again.

The 98% have won over the blackmail of 2%

[Mingutha]

🙏

 

 

[Mingutha]

ideal pm candidate

[Ryzen_renoir]

17 minutes ago, Mingutha said:

ideal pm candidate

The so called ideal pm candidate nowadays is Yogi Adityanath and his "UP development model" 

Difference between TN and UP was just 14k crore in 2016-17 when yogi took the CM seat 

In 2020-2021  the difference is  now 2.4 lakh crore  

UP model is a joke 😂 that only exists on paid media and IT cell posts, TN model under aiadmk is the the actual development model 

[VictoryTDP]

11 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

The so called ideal pm candidate nowadays is Yogi Adityanath and his "UP development model" 

Difference between TN and UP was just 14k crore in 2016-17 when yogi took the CM seat 

In 2020-2021  the difference is  now 2.4 lakh crore  

UP model is a joke 😂 that only exists on paid media and IT cell posts, TN model under aiadmk is the the actual development model 

Up is a failed state bruh 

[Ryzen_renoir]

17 minutes ago, VictoryTDP said:

Up is a failed state bruh 

Economically ?  not really , both up and Bihar have seen good growth rates over last decade.

Being from such a low base helps but the reason why they are failed states are due to disastrous social indicators 

[VictoryTDP]

8 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

Economically ?  not really , both up and Bihar have seen good growth rates over last decade.

Being from such a low base helps but the reason why they are failed states are due to disastrous social indicators 

Economically kaadhu look at the crime rate and the social conditions

[DalchanChekka]

She is an iron lady on the outside but a complete teddy bear inside

[Raven_Raeyes]

In a society which was male dominant in politics, Rise of a woman itself is a challenge and not once but she proved leadership ability repeatedly.

She is indeed an iron lady. It takes guts to take seriously and tough decisions and implement but Jayalalitha did it with ease.

I remember the Kudankulam nuclear reactor protests, she handled it very well. In the end, it was an advantage for TN as majority of power produced is now allotted to the state. And work has been on full sing since then without a notable protest.

Striking of Teachers and dismissing every one of them was a bold decision. 

[Raven_Raeyes]

2 minutes ago, DalchanChekka said:

She is an iron lady on the outside but a complete teddy bear inside

Rendezvous with Simi Garewal vuntadi, chusinava ?

It seems she is a soft at heart woman but it's the politics and situations that has made her look and behave like an iron lady.

[Telugodura456]

2 hours ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

1. A staunch unionist and believer in idea of india.She put down separatist forces with a firm hand.Never compromised on National interest. TN could have been  troubled spot otherwise with all the eelam separist groups 

2. A firm believer in social justice, 69% reservation in the State got Consitutional protection due to her Govt.

3. Firm Commitment to secularism. she never allowed communal forces of any community,space in the State

4. One of the very few CMs who tried to rein in Govt employee Unions. Chose State interests even if it means losing elections 

5. One of the pioneers in social welfare schemes that reached a large section of population 

6. Prioritization of women welfare and safety. 

7. Non interference of party workers in District Administration. No katta panchayat, threatening of Collector,SP etc.  Moat disciplined party of India 

8. Long term vision in solving Chennai's drinking water crisis. New Veeranam , desalination plants ,rain water harvesting etc

9. Zero tolerance for Law and Order violators. Ministers who threw their weight around with public were axed. 

10. Never once spoke against any religion, caste or group. Practised inclusive politics & wasn't divisive 

11.  In 2011 when she came to power tamil nadu was suffering from huge power crisis , she solved the problem in 3 years and never saw a powercut afterwards 

12. Despite of huge pressure from vested interests in media , NGO'S, church and communists she pushed through constitution of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant  which saves tamil nadu atleast 5000-10000  crores annually  

Despite all her achivements some people only see  corruption and her megalomania.

she ruled the state 16 out of last 21 years and tamil nadu is a topper of various independent rankings and an economic powerhouse 

veedi nudhutu meedha pedda akshralatho tabram ani stamp vesukunnattu clear ga undhi.

Strong unionista gaadidhi ****, she basically came on coattails of MGR and then with help of sasikala did some administration. loved sobhan babu.

I dont hate jayalalitha  at all but This is clear desperate tamil brahmin elevation. 

 

[Ryzen_renoir]

5 hours ago, Telugodura456 said:

veedi nudhutu meedha pedda akshralatho tabram ani stamp vesukunnattu clear ga undhi.

Strong unionista gaadidhi ****, she basically came on coattails of MGR and then with help of sasikala did some administration. loved sobhan babu.

I dont hate jayalalitha  at all but This is clear desperate tamil brahmin elevation. 

 

Well the end result of her long rule is tamil nadu is a prosperous state with high HDI  despite starting as one of the poorest states at the start of her career even below Andhra 

Fun fact, her mother was born in Nellore and even Jaya stayed here for sometime but most of her life was actually a tragedy  

 

[Casper]