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V. K. Sasikala

1954 - Today

V. K. Sasikala

Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name Sasikala Natarajan, and often referred to by her initials VKS, is an Indian politician. She was a close associate of J. Jayalalithaa, the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who headed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from 1989 until her death in 2016. Her cadres revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Small Mother) and "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as a temporary secretary general of AIADMK. Before being imprisoned in the Central Prison in Bangalore, Sasikala appointed Edappadi K. Palanisamy as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. V. K. Sasikala is the 15,790th most popular politician (up from 17,292nd in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from India (up from 920th in 2019) and the 207th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, V. K. Sasikala ranks 15,790 out of 19,576. Before her are Dimitrios Drivas, Niels Helveg Petersen, Eligio Ayala, Indulis Emsis, Alfredo Baquerizo, and Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. After her are Joseph Saidu Momoh, Antonio Cubillo, Georges Spénale, Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Nagamichi Kuroda, and David Dinkins.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Dimitrios Drivas
1872 - 2000
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 15,791
Niels Helveg Petersen
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 15,792
Eligio Ayala
1879 - 1930
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 15,793
Indulis Emsis
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,794
Alfredo Baquerizo
1859 - 1951
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,795
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,796
V. K. Sasikala
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,797
Joseph Saidu Momoh
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,798
Antonio Cubillo
1930 - 2012
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,799
Georges Spénale
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,800
Frank Schwalba-Hoth
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15,801
Nagamichi Kuroda
1889 - 1978
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 15,802
David Dinkins
1927 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 15,803

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, V. K. Sasikala ranks 412. Before her are Slaviša Žungul, Leonard Mlodinow, Brother Alois, Joseph Polchinski, David Paymer, and Oleg Romantsev. After her are Robert Menasse, Eva Mattes, Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Bruce Abbott, Olga Knyazeva, and Siegrun Siegl.

Others Born in 1954

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Slaviša Žungul
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 406
Leonard Mlodinow
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 407
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 408
Joseph Polchinski
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 409
David Paymer
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 410
Oleg Romantsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 411
V. K. Sasikala
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 412
Robert Menasse
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 413
Eva Mattes
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 414
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 415
Bruce Abbott
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 416
Olga Knyazeva
FENCER
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 417
Siegrun Siegl
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 418

In India

Among people born in India, V. K. Sasikala ranks 756 out of 1,861. Before her are Tanuja (1943), Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947), Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), and Tiger Shroff (1990). After her are Sharman Joshi (1979), Harish-Chandra (1923), Chunky Panday (1962), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), Raj Reddy (1937), and Nana Patekar (1951).

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Tanuja
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 750
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 1984
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 751
Altaf Hussain Hali
WRITER
1837 - 1914
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 752
Trilok Gurtu
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 753
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 754
Tiger Shroff
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 755
V. K. Sasikala
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 756
Sharman Joshi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 757
Harish-Chandra
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 1983
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 758
Chunky Panday
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 759
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 760
Raj Reddy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 761
Nana Patekar
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 762