and one can see day in and day out that sincere party workers are being steadily ignored." she adds more; "increasingly difficult to justify ourselves to the public and my conscience does not allow me to stay in the party any longer". Later, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 6 September 1999. Filmography Accolades See also List of Indian film actresses List of South Indian film families List of Indian women in dance List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same film References External links - Vyjayanthimala sings for the Bengali film Hatey Bazarey Indian actor-politicians Indian classical choreographers Indian choreographers Indian film actresses 1936 births Living people Actresses in Bengali cinema Performers of Indian classical dance Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners Women Carnatic singers Carnatic singers Indian women choreographers Women educators from Tamil Nadu Indian dance teachers Indian film choreographers Indian women playback singers Actresses in Hindi cinema Bollywood playback singers Teachers of Indian classical dance Politicians from Chennai Bharatanatyam exponents Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tamil Nadu Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu Actresses from Tamil Nadu Dancers from Tamil Nadu Educators from Tamil Nadu Women artists from Tamil Nadu Women in Tamil Nadu politics 20th-century Indian actresses 20th-century Indian dancers 20th-century Indian educators 20th-century Indian women artists 21st-century Indian women artists 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century women educators Women members of the Rajya Sabha Women members of the Lok Sabha