Within a week DMDK president Vijayakanth involved in a war of words with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the State Assembly, the actor-politician's close friend and noted film producer Ibrahim Rowther met Jayalalithaa in Chennai on Tuesday and enrolled himself in the AIADMK.

Noted actress Kuyili, DMDK's Chennai Mayoral candidate in the recently concluded civic polls Velmurugan also joined the ruling party in the presence of Jayalalithaa, who is the general secretary of the AIADMK.

Rowther is a person who played a major role in Vijayakanth’s film career and one of the founding members of the DMDK. Rowther is credited with the production of a number of movies starring Vijayakanth. 

'The hope with which you have joined the AIADMK will not go waste,' was how Jayalalithaa greeted the new joiners and assured that the new members will help in strengthening the AIADMK. She distributed membership cards to the DMDK functionaries.