EPISODE OUTLINE AND SOURCES: 

About the former Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha

• Early days, childhood, films and stardom

  • Vaasanthi, Amma: Jayalalithaa's Journey From Movie Star To Political Queen (2016, Juggernaut Publishing)

  • Vaasanthi, The Lone Empress: A Portrait of Jayalalithaa (2019, Penguin Viking)

  • Kalyani Shankar, The Empress: The Dramatic Life of A Powerful and Enigmatic Leader (2017, Bloomsbury India)

• About former Chief Minister Dr. MGR and the AIADMK

  • R. Kannan, MGR: A Life (2017, Penguin Random House India)

  • Vaasanthi, Amma: Jayalalithaa's Journey From Movie Star To Political Queen (2016, Juggernaut Publishing)

  • https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/m-g-ramachandran-the-first-film-actor-to-become-chief-minister-13043.html/page/3

• Jayalalitha enters politics, mistreatment in the Legislative Assembly, and return as Chief Minister in 1991

  • https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tracing-the-history-of-tamil-nadus-mid-day-meal-scheme/article30874858.ece

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192438/http://www.hindu.com/2003/03/26/stories/2003032605200400.htm

  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1416948.stm

  • https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19821115-mgr-midday-nutritious-meal-scheme-a-shrewd-political-move-772378-2013-08-01

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192438/http://www.hindu.com/2003/03/26/stories/2003032605200400.htm

  • https://newsable.asianetnews.com/south/rare-listen-to-jayalalithaas-historic-rajya-sabha-speech-of-1984

  • https://www.bbc.com/tamil/highlights/story/2004/09/printable/040930_jayainterview 

  • https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-peek-into-jayalalithaas-world-of-knowledge/articleshow/77325315.cms 

• Nephew Sudhakaran's wedding

  • https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19950930-jayalalithas-foster-son-married-off-amid-extravagance-and-controversy-808220-1995-09-30

  • https://www.firstpost.com/politics/1995-lavish-wedding-and-more-all-you-need-to-know-about-jayas-da-case-1735201.html

  • https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/a-rs-3-cr-wedding-that-sunk-jaya-s-political-career-114100700050_1.html

  • https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/%E2%80%98Jayalalithaa-paid-for-Sudhakaran%E2%80%99s-wedding%E2%80%99/article11056234.ece

About V.K. Sasikala

• Early days and marriage

  • https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-and-fall-vk-sasikala-144572

  • http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/sasikalas-proximity-to-jaya-was-based-on-control-a-rule

• Working with Jayalalitha

  • https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2021/07/08/my-life-with-jayalalithaa-v-k-sasikala.html

  • https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170220-sasikala-chinnamma-panneerselvam-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-985733-2017-02-11

  • https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mannargudi-intrigue-how-sasikalas-family-grew-control-tns-power-structures-43001

  • https://www.news18.com/news/india/a-woman-who-broke-the-glass-ceiling-in-a-mans-world-1319283.html 

  • https://m.rediff.com/news/1996/0712shob.htm

  • https://thewire.in/politics/sasikala-natarajan-aiadmk-tamil-nadu

 Allegations:

• Dr. Subramanian Swamy's complaint and formal charges filed

  • https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/DA-case-Swamy-the-man-who-lodged-the-complaint/article17300736.ece

  • https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/201019/it-was-swamy-who-filed-cases-against-jayalalithaa-dmk.html

  • https://www.rediff.com/news/mar/15shob.htm

  • https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-subramanian-swamy-turned-his-attention-old-enemy-and-friend-j-jayalalithaa-30587

  • https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/chronology-jayalalithaa-disproportionate-assets-case/

  • https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-subramanian-swamy-turned-his-attention-old-enemy-and-friend-j-jayalalithaa-30587

  • https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/frenemies-forever-tracing-25-year-history-between-jayalalithaa-and-subramanian-swamy-51260

  • https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/Disproportionate-assets-case-Back-to-how-it-all-began/article20875247.ece

  • https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/the-price-sasikala-paid-for-jayalalithaas-aide-all-you-need-to-know-disproportionate-case/swamys-case-against-jaya/slideshow/57141602.cms

  • https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/law-and-order/sr-adv-bv-acharya-talks-on-resignation-as-adv-gen-during-jayalalithaa-case-pil-activism.html

  • https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/j-jayalalithaas-seized-wealth-is-under-24-hour-vigil-in-karnatakas-courts/articleshow/55886301.cms

  • https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/jaya-expels-close-aide-sasikala-husband-from-aiadmk/