“It is a shame and the moral bankruptcy of the Congress that its leaders, who were at the forefront of the freedom struggle and fought against foreigners, should think of having a foreigner as the Prime Minister.”

Indian politician and actress

J. Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and actress, active in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Known popularly as Amma, she served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for six terms between 1991 and 2016. She was also the longest-serving General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, or AIADMK. She is remembered as a major figure in post-independence Indian politics, with a public life that moved between cinema and power.