When a historic election in 1977 turned Tamil Nadu political landscape bipolar
The year 1977 was eventful for Tamil Nadu in many respects. It marked the advent of duopoly in the State politics with the DMK and the AIADMK being the principal players, a feature that continues even today. Virtually on his own political strength, the AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran (MGR), a leading star in the Tamil cinema, became Chief Minister of the State, a unique record till then. Also, it was then that for the only time, two national parties – the Congress and the Janata – made a serious attempt
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