AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa 
Chennai

Jayalalithaa thanks voters and cadre for massive mandate

AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said her party had managed the “historic” win despite absence of an alliance and hailed people’s faith in her.

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Chennai

Making a victory speech from her Poes Garden residence amid a steady stream of visitors, including top officials, she thanked the voters for choosing her party and vowed to work with a new found energy for the welfare of people of Tamil Nadu. 

“I am overwhelmed by the resounding victory the people of Tamil Nadu have given us. My party and I are indebted to the people of Tamil Nadu for giving this historic victory,” a beaming Jayalalithaa said even as hundreds of supporters swarmed her house. The AIADMK supremo thanked party workers for ensuring the victory and also greeted allies. 

Modi greets Jayalalithaa 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated AIADMK Supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for her party’s victory and retaining power for a second successive term in the May 16 Assembly polls. Modi spoke to Jayalalithaa over phone and congratulated her for her party’s victory in the elections and conveyed his best wishes to her. 

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