2014 polls will give Indians second independence: Jayalalithaa

She said the Congress-led government also did not spare the defence sector from corruption. "The Congress government has made the defence forces defenceless," she said.

For the past 60 years, heads of armed forces have been writing to the prime minister to take steps to modernise the forces. However, no prime minister found time to reply to those letters.

Jayalalithaa said the Indian Navy does not have sufficient submarines, ships, the air force lacks fighter aircraft and the army lacks equipment and personnel.