Background
Jaya Jaitly was born on 14 June 1942. Her father was K K Chettur, from Kerala, and was the first Indian ambassador to Japan. Her father died when she was thirteen.
Jaya Jaitly was born on 14 June 1942. Her father was K K Chettur, from Kerala, and was the first Indian ambassador to Japan. Her father died when she was thirteen.
She stepped down as party president because of the Operation West End controversy in 2002. Jaitly had been to Japan and Burma. Jaitly and her mother returned to Delhi and joined the Convent of Jesus and Mary school.
She met Ashok Jaitly in college and got a scholarship to study in Smith College, United States. They have two children, Akshay and Aditi (who later married cricketer Ajay Jadeja).
lieutenant split to form the Janta Dal and later, she and Fernandes formed the Samata Party. In 2012, she was allowed to visit Fernandes, who has Alzheimer"s, after she petitioned the High court against Fernandes"s relatives who opposed her.
On Fernandes" request, she joined the Socialist Trade Union. In the same year, she joined the Janata Party. She and Ashok divorced later and she says her active role in politics was the main reason.
After Tehelka"s Operation West End scandal broke out, Jaitly stepped down as party president a few days later in 2002.
