In her message to party workers and supporters on the eve of the 106th birth anniversary of Dravidian veteran and former Chief Minister, C N Annadurai, she said her government was working in line with his principles for people's welfare.
"The big support given by people to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Assembly elections (in 2011), local body polls (in the same year), Lok Sabha polls (in April 2014) and many bypolls is an endorsement (for the performance of) my government," she said.
Taking a dig at her arch-rival, DMK president M Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa said while Annadurai had founded that party with the aim of ensuring the betterment of Tamil community, an "evil force" later "usurped it."
"The world is laughing with pity at the sight of that evil force today getting caught in a maze in the political arena," she said in an apparent reference to the internal squabbles in DMK besides its poor showing in elections including the Lok Sabha polls.
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