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| Jayalalitha: New Tamil Nadu chief minister curbs alcohol sale | |
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| Jayaram Jayalalitha, who has been sworn in as the chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has begun her new term by announcing curbs on alcohol sales. | |
| The authorities ordered 500 government-run liquor shops to shut down and also reduced the store timings. | |
| Ms Jayalalitha had promised in her poll manifesto to gradually ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in the state. | |
| She has been sworn-in for the sixth time as the state's chief minister. | |
| On Monday morning, thousands of people lined the streets with posters and flowers as she drove to Madras University, the venue of the oath-taking ceremony in the capital, Chennai (Madras). | |
| Her AIADMK party won the assembly polls with a comfortable majority last week, defeating the rival DMK party, led by 93-year-old Muthuvel Karunanidhi. | Her AIADMK party won the assembly polls with a comfortable majority last week, defeating the rival DMK party, led by 93-year-old Muthuvel Karunanidhi. |
| Twenty-six ministers also took oath on Monday with Ms Jayalalitha. | Twenty-six ministers also took oath on Monday with Ms Jayalalitha. |
| Within hours of taking oath, the new chief minister approved several government orders to fulfil some of the promises she had made in her election manifesto: | |
| A former film actress, Ms Jayalalitha has been a leading figure in south Indian politics for three decades. | A former film actress, Ms Jayalalitha has been a leading figure in south Indian politics for three decades. |
| She enjoys enormous popularity in Tamil Nadu, where fans know her simply as "Amma" or mother. | She enjoys enormous popularity in Tamil Nadu, where fans know her simply as "Amma" or mother. |
| During a press conference last week, she had hailed her party's win as a major achievement. | During a press conference last week, she had hailed her party's win as a major achievement. |
| "After 1984, no ruling party in the state has been able to win an election and form the government for a successive term," she said. | "After 1984, no ruling party in the state has been able to win an election and form the government for a successive term," she said. |
| Her party won 134 seats, while the DMK secured 98 to become the main opposition in the assembly. | Her party won 134 seats, while the DMK secured 98 to become the main opposition in the assembly. |
| Jayalalitha: Mercurial personality | Jayalalitha: Mercurial personality |