In this issue

Highlights of India Today 19th December 2016, issue : The cover story package on Jayalalithaa focuses on how the movie star turned into a political heavyweight and rose to take charge of the reins of Tamil Nadu and redefined the socio-political landscape, gender stereotypes and amassed support like no other leader in the Dravidian land.

With Amma gone and two power heads emerging in the country’s third-largest party, the cover package also looks to answer the question who will inherit the AIADMK – will it be Sasikala, who is holding her highest cards close to her heart, or will it be the ever-loyal O Panneerselvam?

The special report in this issue - 'The money launderers' – is a tale of touts and how skeletons in the closet are intact even amidst all the noise demonetisation has made with the hoarders getting off easy through that age-old Indian fix, the 'jugaad'.

Black China is a special report on China's unabashed crackdown on black money and how the country is going after high-profile officials, busting offshore accounts, fake trading, and fraudulent investments.

With Aamir Khan's Dangal ready for release, the cinema story looks at how, at a time when his contemporaries are romancing heroines half their age, Aamir dares to play an old, overweight man in Dangal. Brave or suicidal?

The issue also comes with three free magazines: Aspire, Woman and Simply Punjabi.

Good Bye Amma (J. Jayalalithaa 1948-2016)

Can Sasikala Natarajan and O. Panneerselvam Rein in Factionalism and Rival Ambitions in the AIADMK?

9 mins

The Journey Of A Fatherless Child Who Became 'Amma' To Millions

Jayalalithaa’s Life Was an Epic Tale of Cruel Fate and Outrageous Fortune. The Long Journey of a Fatherless Child Who Became Amma to Millions.

8 mins

Demonetisation: Turning Black To White

The famed Indian genius for jugaad is on display again, taking the bite out of PM Modi’s demonetisation drive. A look at why, and how, black money hoarders are laughing all the way to the bank.

10+ mins

Black China

The Chinese government has aggressively gone after elite officials with illegal overseas assets in its battle against black money.

6 mins

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