AIADMK's leader, Jayalalitha Jayaram, is a controversial former actress who has threatened such action before only to withdraw after winning concessions.
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The issue of Sri Lankan Tamils was also raised in parliament by MPs from the DMK and AIADMK, another regional party from Tamil Nadu.
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But neither of this state's most powerful politicians - the former film script writer Karunanidhi of the DMK, and the former actress Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK - is actually standing in this election.