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nIt is anwell-known fact that Jayalalitha was chosen by MGR as his successor (notndirectly, though). MGR had even taken risk of alienating his family, friendsnand thousands of core supporters in his bid to launch an actress in thenpolitics. The relationship between them has remained one of the mostninteresting love-hate affairs of India. There is no doubt that MGR wasnattracted towards Jayalalitha. However, it is also widely believed that hentreated Jayalalitha in an inhuman way which even led to Jayalalitha decidingnnot to be in a relationship with any man in future (well, Sobhan Babu has alsonplayed a part in this of her decision). After the death of Jayalalitha, peoplenagain got interest in this relationship.
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nLove Story ofnMGR and Jayalalitha
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nThe relationshipnbetween these two political stalwards of India started on-screen. Theirnchemistry had become an instant hit and the couple had given 28 hits. MGR andnJayalalitha remained the most iconic on screen pair of Tamil Cinema.
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nJayalalitha fellnin love with MGR. She wanted him to marry her. MGR was also quite close to her,nbut was taking this relationship on a professional level. He was miffed whennJayalalitha showed interest in his personal life and proposed him to marry. MGRnrefused and they drifted apart. Jayalalitha then fell in love with another mannSobhan Babu who was also married. Interestingly, same thing again happened andnSobhan Babu also refused to marry Jayalalitha saying that his wife and childrennmatter a lot for him.
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nThere is nondenying that MGR was a mentor to Jayalalitha, both in the film industry and innthe politics. After becoming the Chief Minister, he had convinced Jayalalithanto join AIADMK and directly take on his arch rival M. Karunanidhi. Jayalalithanstarted to again get close to him. Further, her political graph was alsonincreasing which created a sort of jealousy in other senior AIADMK.
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nThe relationshipnagain started to nose dive and a moment came when MGR and Jayalalitha were notneven making eye contact. Credit goes to MGR for not obstructing Jayalalitha innher political work.
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nWhen MGR wasnhospitalized in the hospital, first in India and then to the USA, Jayalalithanwas not even allowed to see him. It is THIS issue that has given major boost tonDeepa because she was also not allowed to see her aunt Jayalalitha in thenApollo Hospital by Sasikala.
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nIf you look intonthe personal lives of these two charismatic personalities, you may find itntough to believe that they were in any sort of romantic relationship. MGR wasn31 years elder to Jayalalitha. In an interview, Amma had said that MGR hadnbecome everything for him – father, mother, friend, guide and philosopher. Henwas a person with whom anyone can fall in love. She further added that theynwere not having any romantic relationship off screen.
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nStill, peoplenare not ready to believe that these two towering personalities were notnromantically involved. Many call Jayalalitha as a mistress of MGR calling thenlatter as a womanizer. I think it is not good on the part of us to recklesslynsay anything about two persons when both of them are no more.
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