Defence purchases should be done on government-to-government basis rather than from foreign companies to avoid corruption, the chief minister said.
If the AIADMK were to be part of a new government, she pledged to dramatically strengthen the Indian defence forces.
In 1947, Indians wanted to throw out the British. Now they want to oust the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), she said.
"In the last 10 years, the country was plundered by the Congress-led government.
"It is not enough to have a people's government at the centre. It should be a government of Tamil Nadu, a government in which the AIADMK is a part. Only then the rights of Tamils would be established."
