Governor K. Rosaiah on Friday congratulated AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on her victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
“Your sincere commitment to people’s welfare has made you win the election consecutively after 1984 in the history of Tamil Nadu politics. Under your dynamic leadership and determination to serve the people above self, Tamil Nadu is set to lead the nation in all spheres once again. I wish you all success in your mission to make Tamil Nadu Numero Uno State,” he said in a congratulatory letter sent to Ms. Jayalalithaa.
The Chief Minister, who thanked the Governor, said “I value your good wishes and greetings which will further enthuse me in my mission to make Tamil Nadu the Numero Uno State in the country in all spheres of development and to strive unceasingly for the welfare of my people.”
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Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ravishankar Prasad also conveyed their congratulations to Ms. Jayalalithaa over telephone.
In a letter thanking BJP president Amit Shah for his congratulatory letter, she said: “I thank you for congratulating me on the resounding victory in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election, 2016. I value your good wishes and greetings.”
Kasi Anandan, president, Centre for Indo-Eelam Tamils Friendship, greeting Ms. Jayalalithaa, recalled that during the election campaign, she had said that she would ask the Centre to confer dual citizenship on Sri Lankan Tamils.
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That, he said, had brought hope to Tamils who had lost their homeland, relatives and belongings.
Dr. Palani G Periasamy, president of the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), in his message, said this is a unique achievement and the people of Tamil Nadu have given the mandate for the second term which stamps her pro-active welfare policies and her commitment to make Tamil Nadu as the leading State in the country.
“We are confident that the Chief Minister’s vision 2023, a strategic plan document for infrastructure development with focused growth of sectors where the State has a competitive advantage will be implemented,” he added.
The South Indian Sugar Mills Association (Tamil Nadu) also congratulated her.
L.K. Advani, Mamata Banerjee and Ravishankar Prasad wish her over telephone