J. Jayalalithaa

“There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to the people.”

“I have taken a rebirth due to the prayers of the people and my party cadre.”

“The DMK may give promises to gain power, but it will implement the promises only if Karunanidhi or his family gets benefitted.”

“I intend to show my gratitude through actions after forming the government.”

“What I am saying is that I have the numbers to replace the 18 DMK MPs. I mean what I say.”

“Why should DMK align with Congress after blaming the Congress of taking revenge on it for the 2G scam, which caused the exchequer a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Why should Congress take revenge? Does that mean the Congress did not get its due share from the DMK?”

“DMK's arrogance of being in power at the Centre will be put an end to by AIADMK in the Lok Sabha polls.”

“Let me clarify to you, I am not team B for BJP. We are always team A, the winning team.”

“Boycott is a perfectly legitimate form of democratic protest.”

“After 1984, no ruling party in the State has won to form the government the second time.”

“India is one among the biggest nations in the world with a mighty Armed Force. But, the tiny Sri Lanka is playing with the lives of Indian fishermen. This is happening only because the Central government is very weak.”

“We all change with time. Unless there is a change, there will not be any growth. So an individual must grow with time.”

“I am really a behind the scenes person.”

“I don't think I ever went away. I have been very much here and the people of Tamil Nadu realise that the state can progress only if I'm there.”

“The secret of success lies in realising one's mistake, understanding where one went wrong and taking steps to rectify that mistake.”

“As far as I know, Kamala Haasan does not choose the prime minister of this country.”

“I don't think any party is capable of getting a single majority on its own.”

“My government is truly concerned with bringing prohibition.”

“I remember having a great crush on Nari Contractor, the cricketer. I used to go to test matches just to watch him. I had another great crush on Shammi Kapoor.”

“Having the reins of governance, power and political influence within one family will shatter the idea of equal opportunity to all, which is the basic concept of democracy.”