Tamil Nadu Quotes

My father was the prime minister and we had Tamil Nadu's support.

This rumour that the BJP is behind me has been going on for a while, but the truth is the only person behind me is God - and, of course, the people of Tamil Nadu.

When I started 'NOTA,' I didn't know a thing about Tamil politics.

We want to be the alternative party in Tamil Nadu.

Famines were frequent in colonial India and some estimates indicate that 30 to 40 million died out of starvation in Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Bengal during the later half of the 19th century.

For centuries, Tamil Nadu is a holy land of many religious scholars and saints who preached good things.

I was born in 1952 in Chidambaram, an ancient temple town in Tamil Nadu best known for its temple of Nataraja, the lord of dance.

I am being portrayed as some kind of a medieval monster ... a megalomaniac. If the people were to really believe all that the press has written about me then I must be the most evil person in the country today.

As far as the Congress is concerned, we condemn any attempts to oppress the Dalits in strongest terms. If there are parties trying to fan the OBC-Dalit divide in Tamil Nadu, we need to collectively condemn them.

Essentially, the BJP is nothing more than a north Indian party. Its mentality is also north Indian. They are quite capable of backtracking on the issues relating to Tamil Nadu if it suits them. But I will not allow that.

I was born in Tamil Nadu. I built HCL in UP. The first computers of the world were built in UP, and the UP government has supported us all through.

If something happens to me, the people of Tamil Nadu should rise in my defence.

Even God can't save Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa comes back to power again.

Women in Tamil Nadu are repressed. This must change.

A time would come when nobody in the State would dare antagonise the BJP if they were to conduct politics in Tamil Nadu.

I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.

They say not everyone can be MGR. I agree. MGR is a revolutionary. Not in a 1,000 years can there be another MGR. If anyone says he will be the next MGR, he is insane. But I have the confidence that I can give the government that MGR gave to the people of Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu government should seek the assistance of the Centre in tackling dengue situation. The efforts taken by the state government to control dengue was inadequate.

When I travel in Tamil Nadu for shooting, I make it a point to eat at roadside eateries and drink tea/coffee at a tea stall.

I think Chennaiites are the best because the city has a receptive audience.

Nayakan,' 'Sathya' and 'Thevar Magan' are my biggest influences.

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.

We say only the BJP can be the alternative force in Tamil Nadu. Our party is providing good governance in many States in the country and we are confident of repeating this success in Tamil Nadu also.

There is always a question that arises asking if am a Tamilan. I am 66 years old now. I had been in Karnataka only for 23 years; for the remaining 44 years of my life, I have been in Tamil Nadu with the Tamil people.

If people go out and start protests for everything, then entire Tamil Nadu will become a grave yard!