Glad to see Jayalalithaa back: Rajnikanth

October 19, 2014 05:43 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 04:32 am IST - Chennai

Tamil film actor Rajnikanth with AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa. File photo

Tamil film actor Rajnikanth with AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa. File photo

Actor Rajnikanth on Sunday said he was “glad” to see AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa back in her Poes Garden residence after being granted bail in a graft case and wished her good health and peace.

“I am very glad to have you back in Poes Garden. Praying for good times for you. Always wishing you well for good health and peace,” he said in a letter to the former Chief Minister.

In the letter released by the AIADMK headquarters, he also wished Jayalalithaa Happy Deepavali.

Incidentally, the Tamil icon also resides in the same Poes Garden area.

Meanwhile, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi also wrote to the former Chief Minister, hoping to see her “formally back at the helm of administration again.”

Expressing her support and sympathy with Jayalalithaa, who stepped out of a Bangalore jail on Saturday after the Supreme Court granted her bail in an illegal assets case, Gandhi said she would be happy to do anything “to make this time less onerous.”

“You have been through a great deal of suffering in your life and it is remarkable how you have always managed, through discipline and courage, to overcome the odds against you,” she said in the letter released by AIADMK.

Ms. Gandhi told Jayalalithaa she was sure “this time will be over soon and we will see you formally back at the helm of administration again.”

Saying Jayalalithaa had done “remarkable things” for Tamil Nadu, Ms. Gandhi wished good health for the 66-year-old leader, adding she had “many admirers across the country.”

Top News Today

Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.