She came out strongly against foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade, continued inflationary pressure, devaluation of the rupee and hikes in fertiliser prices.
The AIADMK leader added that the price of oil should be determined based on the refining cost, not international prices.
Referring to foreign investment made through Mauritius, Jayalalithaa said the central government had postponed the implementation of tax avoidance measures to 2015 owing to foreign pressures.
Jayalalitha made no mention about the Bharatiya Janata Party or its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in her speech -- or her own prime ministerial ambitions.
She asked people to "teach a lesson" to the Congress and the DMK in the Lok Sabha polls.
Will you do it, she asked? Yes, the crowds roared.
