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Jayalalithaa sworn in CM of Tamil Nadu for the Fifth Time


Mangalore Today News Network

Tamil Nadu, May 23, 2015: J Jayalalithaa sworn in Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the Fifth Time on Saturday at 11 am along with 28 ministersless, less than a fortnight after the Karnataka High Court a court acquitted her of corruption.

 

Governor K Rosaiah administered the oath of office and secrecy to Jayalalithaa at the same venue where she was sworn in after winning a landslide victory in 2011 state assembly polls.

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The packed venue of Madras University erupted in cheers as Ms Jayalalithaa, draped in an emerald green sari, took an oath in Tamil while her 28 cabinet ministers of the AIADMK stood behind her on the stage. Later, they all took oath at one go, as their party chief clapped.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a former film star, was forced to stand down as chief minister of prosperous Tamil Nadu after being found guilty last September of amassing illegal wealth while in office. The 67-year-old was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs. 100 crores in a case that ran for nearly two decades, but the higher court cleared her of corruption earlier this month.

In Chennai today, thousands of ecstatic jubilant supporters celebrated the return of Amma or mother as she is know to them. They lined the roads leading to the oath venue, waving party flags, and the police struggled to control the crowds as her heavily-guarded motorcade zoomed past.

Hundreds of supporters, many in colourful dress, held up photos of Ms Jayalalithaa, handed out sweets and danced to the beat of drums chanting "Amma Amma" and "Amma is back".

Ms Jayalalithaa has earned the loyalty of many voters in Tamil Nadu with a series of populist schemes like an "Amma canteen" that provides lunch for just three rupees.

During last year’s general election campaign, she garnered huge support by handing out freebies including electric blenders, goats and small amounts of gold.

Her AIADMK party is the third largest force in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. The AIADMK has 11 lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha or upper house, where the Narendra Modi government is in a minority and depends on regional parties like Ms Jayalalithaa’s to pass key legislation.

 

Superstar Rajinikanth Attends Jayalalithaa’s Oath Ceremony


Superstar Rajinikanth’s presence at J Jayalalithaa’s oath ceremony in Chennai today was seen as more than neighbourly goodwill.

Jayalalithaa’s oath-taking as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for the fifth time was witnessed by a handful of stars, including Rajinikanth, who stays very close to her Poes Garden residence.

Nearly two decades ago, this would have been unimaginable.

In 1996, Rajinikanth had famously declared, "Even God can’t save Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa is elected to power". The DMK, the archrival of Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK, won the election that year. The superstar later made up with Jayalalithaa and she attended his daughter’s wedding in Chennai in 2004.

Rajinikanth’s assessment of Jayalalithaa took a 180-degree turn in 2006, when he praised her as "the reincarnation of (goddess) ashtalakshmi."

Sources in AIADMK said the 63-year-old star’s presence today was part of the blitz that the party had organized to highlight their leader’s comeback after what they call a big legal victory.


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