In Tamil Nadu Jayaram Jayalalitha, a former actress, wowed voters with promises of free rice and other goodies.

在泰米尔纳德邦前女演员贾亚拉姆•贾亚拉·莉莎用承诺免费大米和其它商品来鼓惑选民投票。

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Its leader, Sonia Gandhi, met Miss Jayalalitha at a well-publicised tea party last week.

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The state government is prosecuting her for corruption, and Ms Jayalalitha wants to stop this.

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Miss Jayalalitha took that as a sign to withdraw her support from the government, which promptly fell.

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