Crowd, Flowers and Rajinikanth Greet Amma as She Takes Over as Chief Minister

Jayalalithaa will become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for the fifth time. She will take oath in the Centenary Hall of the Madras University, along with 28 ministers.

May 23, 2015 10:41 IST

Jayalalithaa is sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the 5th time.
She was in the middle of her third term as Chief Minister, when a Bangalore court convicted her last year in September, in a corruption case and she had to resign. She is back in power following an acquittal in a disproportionate assets case. (Photo Courtesy: Agence France-Presse)

Chief of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party Jayalalithaa gestures during her swearing-in ceremony. (Photo Courtesy: Agence France-Presse)
Jayalalithaa's Cabinet - 28 ministers in white shirts and Veshtis took oath simultaneously following Jayalalithaa's swearing-in. (Photo Courtesy: Agence France-Presse)
Superstar Rajinikanth attends the oath ceremony of J Jayalalithaa as chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Rajinikanth is Jayalalithaa's neighbour in Chennai. (Photo Courtesy: PTI)

Supporters celebrate outside Madras University, Chennai where Jayalalithaa took oath in the Centenary Hall, along with 28 ministers.
Heavy security in Chennai for Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony.
Chennai is decked up in the colours of J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK, with large cutouts of the leader dominating the cityscape.

People in Chennai shower Jayalalithaa's car with flowers as it heads to Raj Bhawan, a day before her swearing in ceremony. (Photo Courtesy: Agence France-Presse)
A day before her swearing in, the AIADMK chief paid tribute to Former Chief Minister and party founder M G Ramachandran in her first public appearance in months, following her clearance in a disproportionate assets case. (Photo Courtesy: Agence France-Presse)