Seeking a massive mandate as a 'precursor' for next year's Assembly
elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today vowed to
relentlessly work for the people of RK Nagar, from where she is seeking
election to the Assembly post her acquittal in a wealth case.
Addressing
a huge public rally at Ennore Junction amidst frenzied slogan-shouting
of 'Hail Puratchi Thalaivi' (Long Live Revolutionary Leader) here,
Jayalalithaa said she was away from the ruling saddle for a short while
"due to a politically motivated case."
She was referring to the Rs 66.66 crore disproportionate assets case
in which she was convicted by a trial court in Bengaluru and
subsequently acquitted by the Karnataka High Court.
"As a
precursor to the Assembly elections, give the party founded by MG
Ramachandran (MGR--hailed as a messiah by the poor in Tamil Nadu) a
resounding victory with a big vote margin... you are everything for me. I
assure I will relentlessly work towards fulfilling your expectations," J Jayalalithaa said
J Jayalaithaa also took a swipe at rival CPI, a former ally which has put up a
candidate against her, saying that party MLAs had heaped praise on
various social welfare schemes initiated by the AIADMK.However, they were now opposing her since they had put up a candidate, C Mahendran, she added.
Other opposition parties, DMK and BJP among others, whom she did not name, had stayed away from the bypoll as they were aware that "AIADMK cannot be defeated," she said while repeatedly insisting on a "grand victory" amidst loud cheering from the crowd.
Referring to her disqualification as Chief Minister last year following her conviction, she said there was a 'situation' wherein she could not be the CM due to a
"politically motivated case." She termed the bypoll as a 'compulsion', recalling how the electorate had given a resounding victory to her colleague P Vetrivel in the 2011 elections.
Other opposition parties, DMK and BJP among others, whom she did not name, had stayed away from the bypoll as they were aware that "AIADMK cannot be defeated," she said while repeatedly insisting on a "grand victory" amidst loud cheering from the crowd.
Referring to her disqualification as Chief Minister last year following her conviction, she said there was a 'situation' wherein she could not be the CM due to a
"politically motivated case." She termed the bypoll as a 'compulsion', recalling how the electorate had given a resounding victory to her colleague P Vetrivel in the 2011 elections.
The Madras High Court on Monday ordered the Election Commission (EC) to hold election to the RK Nagar Assembly constituency at the earliest, preferably before December 31.
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