Although
politics
and
the
movie
world
are
well
connected
in
Tamil
Nadu,
on-screen
action
heroes
have
failed
to
come
on
top
in
the
state
assembly
polls,
unlike
in
the
climax
of
their
movies.
The
actor-turned-politician
and
leader
of
All
India
Samathuva
Makkal
Katchi,
R
Sarathkumar
lost
in
Tiruchendur
constituency
against
his
DMK
rival
Anitha
R
Radhakrishnan.
Contesting
under
the
'two
leaves'
symbol
of
AIADMK,
Sarathkumar
secured
only
62,356
votes
against
Radhakrishnan
who
claimed
victory
with
88,357
votes.
At
Ulundurpettai,
another
actor-turned-politician
and
DMDK
leader
Vijayakanth
came
third
with
26,950
votes
and
trailing
far
behind
the
candidates
from
AIADMK
(63,906
votes)
and
DMK
(57,850
votes).
An
exception
to
the
trend,
however,
was
DMK-nominee
Vagai
Chandrasekar
who
has
played
supporting
roles
in
Tamil
movies.
Chandrasekar
led
in
Velachery
constituency
in
Chennai
against
his
AIADMK
rival
C
Munusamy
by
8,100
votes.
J
Jayalalithaa,
a
former
actress,
won
the
assembly
polls
convincingly
to
retain
power
as
the
Chief
Minister.
She
thanked
the
people
of
Tamil
Nadu
and
termed
her
victory
as
historic.
"This
election
has
upheld
true
democracy
shattering
to
pieces
the
campaign
of
lies
of
DMK.
This
election
has
put
a
permanent
full
stop
to
the
family
rule," she
said.
"There
are
no
words
in
the
dictionary
to
explain
my
sense
of
gratitude
for
the
people
of
Tamil
Nadu,
I
will
forever
be
indebted
to
the
people
of
Tamil
Nadu
who
have
reposed
full
faith
on
me
and
by
making
AIADMK
emerge
victorious
in
a
big
way,"
Jayalalithaa
has
said,
according
to
a
report
from
rediff.com.
"I
have
no
other
interest
in
life
except
for
working
for
people
of
Tamil
Nadu.
Will
continue
to
work
for
people
of
Tamil
Nadu
and
will
strive
for
fulfilment
of
promises
I
have
made
in
election
manifesto,"
she
added.
Jayalalithaa
is
likely
to
take
oath
for
her
second
term
as
the
Chief
Minister
on
May
23rd.
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