🔥A POLITICAL RIDDLE tamil NADU STILL CAN’T SOLVE
Decades of Dravidian politics have produced many giants, many rebels, many kingmakers — but very few mysteries. And inside that crowded history stands one question that keeps punching through the years: How did K.A. Sengottaiyan become a “guide” and “strategic brain” for MGR’s AIADMK when mgr himself never made him a minister — not once, not ever?
Three Cabinets under MGR.
Two massive Cabinets under Jayalalithaa.
Years of party seniority.
Zero minister posts.
It isn’t a coincidence.
It isn’t an oversight.
It is a story tamil Nadu political history refuses to ask out loud — until now.
1. 1977: MGR’s First cabinet Was Stacked With Heavyweights — Except Him
When mgr formed his first historic government in 1977, the cabinet was overflowing with political seniors:
Nanjil Manoharan, Pannruti Ramachandran, R.M. Veerappan, K.A. Krishnasamy, S.T. Somasundaram, Kalimuthu, Ponnaiyan, Aranganayagam — the list reads like a who’s who of Dravidian power.
But Sengottaiyan?
Nowhere near the cabinet table.
Not even close.
2. Even in 1980, a Second Chance Came — And Still No Seat for Him
When mgr reshuffled and built his 1980 cabinet, many expected the loyal Sengottaiyan to finally enter the front row.
But instead, it was Muthusamy who got the minister post, not Sengottaiyan.
The message was silent but brutal.
The door remained shut.
3. mgr Never Gave Him a minister Post — Not Once Till the Last Breath
Three full terms.
Years of loyalty.
Unbroken party work.
Still, this one fact towers above everything:
MGR never trusted him with a cabinet position.
Yet people claim he was MGR’s “political guide”?
On what basis?
From which chair?
With what authority?
The contradiction screams louder than the politics.
4. jayalalithaa Repeated the Same Pattern — A Decade Later
In 2011, when jayalalithaa stormed back to power, Sengottaiyan entered her cabinet only for a very brief window, barely a year.
But his role was trimmed, reshuffled, and eventually removed.
A leader considered “senior” by party loyalists never enjoyed the trust that equals his age or experience.
5. 2016: Jaya Returned to Power — And Completely Shut Him Out
When jayalalithaa formed her final cabinet in 2016 — a powerful, tightly controlled, elite team — Sengottaiyan didn’t even make the shortlist.
Two towering icons of AIADMK — mgr and Jaya — had the same verdict on him.
Two eras, same result.
Coincidence? Absolutely not.
6. The Burning Question: How Did He Become a ‘Guide’ to mgr Then?
This is the part history books politely skip.
This is the part party loyalists quietly ignore.
This is the part no one asks out loud:
If mgr never made him a minister, never elevated him into the core circle, never brought him into any of the three Cabinets… how does the myth exist that he “guided” MGR?
Where was the influence?
Where was the power?
Where is the proof?
Sometimes silence tells the real story — louder than any title.
🔥 THE FINAL TAKEAWAY: A POLITICAL MYSTERY THAT REFUSES TO DIE
Sengottaiyan’s political journey is a study in contradiction:
A senior without authority,
A loyalist without elevation,
A survivor without a seat at the table.
mgr didn’t choose him.
Jayalalithaa didn’t choose him.
Yet a legend grew around him — whether by accident, by narrative, or by sheer political myth-making.
Some political careers rise through power.
Some rise through performance.
And some rise simply because nobody bothered to question the myth — until now.
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