manlion
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haha, interesting. MGR was a Keralite, Jayalalitha was a Kannadiga.
How can you say Tamils won't vote for another movie star? Politicians are proven to be biggest failures and TN is full of cast based politics which most parties tried to take advantage of. A movie star may unify it. Despite being a Tamil Brahmin, Jaya made her mark without trouble.
please give Jayalithaa's ethnicity a rest
Proud Tamilian born in Karnataka, Jayalalithaa had a long history with Kannadiga activists
Despite her birthplace and love for the Kannada language, Jayalalithaa identified herself as a Tamil woman.
Jayalalithaa was born in Mandya, Mysuru, which is now in Karnataka, to a Tamil Vaishnavite Brahmin Iyengar family belonging to Srirangam, Trichy, in the year 1948.
“We (all journalists) surrounded her in one corner of the room when the protestors entered,” Anandan said. When they started demanding that she apologise for her earlier statements on Kannadigas, Panthulu came forward and asked Jayalalithaa to do so to end the tense situation.
“I am a Tamil girl, not a Kannada girl,” Jayalalithaa said loudly, refusing to apologise even as protestors gathered around her.
https://www.thenewsminute.com/artic...aa-had-long-history-kannadiga-activists-53889
shes likely a Mandyam Iyengar (iyengars who migrated to Karnataka from Tamilnadu in 11 or 12 AD) not a Hebbar i.e Kanndiga convert to Sri Vaishavism
MGR was a Keralite, Kerala was once part of ancient Tamilakam (Chera Nadu) hence a defacto Tamil,
Brahmin or Keralite , both were actively involved in Dravidian politics, staunchly supported Tamils/Tamilnadu's rights and were popular leading Tamil actors, they didnt do politics as a retirement plan. Plus MGR was known philanthropic
the above is not the case with Prakash Raj or other actors (including Rajnikanth /Kamal Haasan except for their popularity)
hope you know who are in the pictures
Regardless of " politicians failure /caste based politics" plus India's step motherly treatment , Tamilnadu, is ahead of many other states economically and socially. Most importantly, the state has uprooted Hindutva-Brahmin menace, Hindi'an hegemony etc
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/indian-states-by-gdp.htmlMaharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh are the three leading states of India in terms of GDP.
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