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When she’s 64; Chennai fixates on Jaya’s birthday

Feb 20, 2012  
      

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa got 64 couples from poor families married off in Chennai on Sunday, even as her larger-than life images dotted the cityscape in anticipation of her 64th birthday on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, she praised the Indian family system and deplored the neglect of old people, which has become a real social issue.

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Speaking during the mass wedding, she praised the Indian family system and deplored the neglect of old people, which she said has become the real social issue. Firstpost

 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa got 64 couples from poor families married off in Chennai on Sunday. Firstpost

 

Mass weddings have been a signature social welfare initiative of Jayalalithaa since she first came to power in 1991. Firstpost

 

Artist painting Jayalalithaa's poster in Chennai before her 64th birthday. Firstpost

 

The couples also received gift-kits comprising 64 household essentials such as cooking vessels, fans and mixers. Firstpost

 

Jayalalithaa's larger-than life images dotted the cityscape as her birthday approached. Firstpost

 

Hoardings of Jayalalitha erected by her party functionaries on the occasion of the the 64th birthday in different parts of the city. Firstpost