Opinion

MGR Did It Right, Jayalalithaa Did It Right — 5 Things Vijay Must Not Get Wrong

Vijay’s rise as Tamil Nadu CM revives comparisons with MGR and Jayalalithaa, but with DMK in opposition and coalition pressures mounting, TVK’s leader now faces five crucial governance tests., India ...
Indiatimes

‘AIADMK ended with MGR; Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has brought back Anna’s rule’

When MGR, as the DMK treasurer, asked for details of the party’s accounts and finances in 1972, party president M Karunanidhi showed him the door. MGR called for a meeting and asked R M Veerappan (RMV ...

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay says even MGR did not get as many votes in his first election: ‘I am not comparing myself to him’

MG Ramachandran (MGR) founded the AIADMK party and was the first film actor in India to become a Chief Minister.
The New Indian Express

BJP chief Annamalai compares Modi to MGR; AIADMK says ex-CM was not communal

CHENNAI: On the death anniversary day of former chief minister MG Ramachandran, the AIADMK and the BJP clashed over BJP state president K Annamalai drawing a parallel between MGR and Prime Minister ...
Mint

Thalapathy Vijay wins: From MGR To Jayalalithaa, actors who became CM before him

Actor and now politician, 'Thalapathy' Vijay, might be the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His party, TVK, is projected to end the decade-long rule of DMK and AIADMK in the state. While an official ...