"I convey my heartiest thanks to voters who have reaffirmed their faith in me and given me another chance," says ADMK chief, Jayalalithaa, who is set to continue as Tamil Nadu CM. "False campaigning by DMK has been defeated. People of Tamil Nadu have rejected family politics carried out by our opponents," she said. "I will make Tamil Nadu the No 1 state, fulfill all promises," she said.


Fighting heavy odds, Jayalalithaa proved her detractors wrong again with her grit and determination as she steered AIADMK to power for a second consecutive term, bucking the tradition since 1989 when no party has retained power in Tamil Nadu.


The 68-year-old AIADMK supremo, known as 'Puratchi Thalaivi' (Revolutionary Leader), has cemented her image as a fighter despite challenges that haunted her in the form of corruption cases forcing her to quit twice, only to make a comeback.