Chennai, May 16: Actress Khushboo joining the DMK highlights the inseparable bond of politics and filmdom in Tamil Nadu which has had actors and playwrights going on to become Chief Minister.
With her taking the plunge into politics on Friday, the 39-year-old actress has joined a list of celebrities who made use of their silver-screen charm and popularity to garner votes, with veteran actor SS Rajendran first stepping into Tamil Nadu Assembly on a DMK ticket in 1957.
The State is known for its history of actors and cinema professionals joining politics.
Late MG Ramachandaran (MGR), his wife Janaki, both actors, his protege Jayalalithaa, a popular actress in the late sixties and seventies, and present incumbent M Karunanidhi, a playwright, have occupied the Chief Minister’s chair.
DMK founder CN Annadurai, also a playwright, was DMK’s first Chief Minister in 1967.
–PTI