Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar to enter politics

January 17, 2017 12:07 pm | Updated 04:34 pm IST

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar.

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar.

Deepa Jayakumar, niece of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Tuesday said she has decided to enter politics.

She, however, did not elaborate on her plans. She said she would make a detailed announcement on February 24, coinciding with Jayalalithaa’s birthday.

“I have decided to listen to the requests made by the people,” she said. “Let us work to make Tamil Nadu the best State in Asia.”

Ms. Jayakumar paid homage to M G Ramachandran (MGR) on his 100th birth anniversary. “I cannot accept anyone except MGR and Jayalalithaa,” she said.

 

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