<P> A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to Governor, expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support to him . </P> <P> MGR indicated he never "favored anti-Brahminism and ADMK would oppose ethnic exclusion". Two Brahmin ladies Janaki and Jayalalithaa were later fighting for the lead position . The ADMK sought to depoliticise the education policy of the government by not insisting on the medium of education to be the Tamil language . Policies of ADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society--poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralising the massive noon meal scheme for children . There was ambivalent approach towards the reservation policy and interests of farmers . </P> <P> The AIADMK and its prime opposition party, the DMK have posted an array of populist schemes targeting the human development index of the state . Most of the schemes are accused to be targeting garner larger electoral support . Both the parties have schemes listed in the election manifestos covering various segments of the population involving fishermen, farmers, and school children . Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants . After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level over the distribution of consumer goods . The ADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001--06 . The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 elections . The competition continued during the 2011 elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinder, mixer and fans for public . </P> <P> Being a popular actor, his fan clubs became the electoral mobilization--the head of his fan club association, R.M. Veerappan became a lieutenant and fellow actress, J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent . There was a near administrative collapse during the MGR's rule, the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987 . There were a number of populist schemes that consumed two - thirds of the state's budget and resulted in long - term economic costs . MGR was running a centralised administration which underwent severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of ill - health . </P>

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