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The Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK lost power in the 1996 elections, when it won 4 of the 168 seats that they contested.<ref name="front1996"/> Jayalalithaa was herself defeated by the DMK candidate in [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]] constituency. The outcome has been attributed to an [[anti-incumbency]] sentiment and several allegations of corruption and malfeasance against her and her ministers.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="front1996">{{cite journal|title=No respite|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1425/14250410.htm|journal=Frontline|volume=14|issue=25|date=26 December 1997|last=T.S.|first=Subramanian|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> The wedding event of her foster son Sudhakaran, who married a granddaughter of the Tamil film actor [[Shivaji Ganesan]], was held on 7 September 1995 at Madras and was viewed on large screens by over 150,000 people. The event holds two [[Guinness World Records]]: one is for the most guests at a wedding and the other is for being the largest wedding banquet.<ref name="outlook20110321"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/largest-wedding-banquetreception/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|title=Largest wedding banquet/reception|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Most wedding guests|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/most-wedding-guests/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Subsequently, in November 2011, Jayalalithaa told a special court than the entire {{INRConvert|6|c|year=1995}} expenses associated with the wedding were paid by the family of the bride.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/bangalore/30428296_1_disproportionate-assets-case-j-jayalalithaa-jewellery |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722012032/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/bangalore/30428296_1_disproportionate-assets-case-j-jayalalithaa-jewellery |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2012 |first=Anil |last=Kumar |date=22 November 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |title=My foster son's Rs6 cr. wedding expense not paid by me |access-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> | The Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK lost power in the 1996 elections, when it won 4 of the 168 seats that they contested.<ref name="front1996"/> Jayalalithaa was herself defeated by the DMK candidate in [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]] constituency. The outcome has been attributed to an [[anti-incumbency]] sentiment and several allegations of corruption and malfeasance against her and her ministers.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="front1996">{{cite journal|title=No respite|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1425/14250410.htm|journal=Frontline|volume=14|issue=25|date=26 December 1997|last=T.S.|first=Subramanian|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> The wedding event of her foster son Sudhakaran, who married a granddaughter of the Tamil film actor [[Shivaji Ganesan]], was held on 7 September 1995 at Madras and was viewed on large screens by over 150,000 people. The event holds two [[Guinness World Records]]: one is for the most guests at a wedding and the other is for being the largest wedding banquet.<ref name="outlook20110321"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/largest-wedding-banquetreception/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|title=Largest wedding banquet/reception|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Most wedding guests|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/most-wedding-guests/|publisher=guinnessworldrecords|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Subsequently, in November 2011, Jayalalithaa told a special court than the entire {{INRConvert|6|c|year=1995}} expenses associated with the wedding were paid by the family of the bride.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/bangalore/30428296_1_disproportionate-assets-case-j-jayalalithaa-jewellery |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722012032/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/bangalore/30428296_1_disproportionate-assets-case-j-jayalalithaa-jewellery |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2012 |first=Anil |last=Kumar |date=22 November 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |title=My foster son's Rs6 cr. wedding expense not paid by me |access-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> | ||