The Ministry of Janaki was the Council of Ministers, headed by V. N. Janaki Ramachandran, that was formed after the death of her husband and the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) with the support of some senior prominent members headed by R. M. Veerappan. On 7 January 1988, the council took office.
She was the first women Chief minister of Tamilnadu and her ministry was dismissed following Pandemonium in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly following Motion of no confidence on 28 January.
According to <span class="plainlinks">Article 163</span> of the Indian Constitution,
This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:<br />Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.