00:00Three members of this family won elections but from three different parties and in two
00:04different places, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The story comes from the family of India's
00:09lottery king, Santiago Martin. First meet Adhav Arjuna, Santiago Martin's son-in-law.
00:14Contesting on a TVK ticket from Vili Vakkam, Arjuna secured a comfortable victory, winning
00:19by a margin of over 17,000 votes.
00:21So Adhav Arjuna could well be a face of, I mean he's the most savvy face, English speaking.
00:28Then comes Lima Rose Martin, Santiago Martin's wife.
00:31His wife contested on an AIA DMK ticket and has also won in Tamil Nadu.
00:36Lima Rose Martin won in a close contest against DMK and TVK candidates from Tamil Nadu's Lalgodi
00:42constituency. Finally, there is Santiago Martin's son, Joe Stiles Martin.
00:46And his son has contested in Puducherry and will probably become a minister on his own party.
00:54Joe's represented Lachshia Tananayaka Kachi, a party he launched just months ago, in December
01:002025. Three family members, three parties, three victories.
01:04So you see, typical gambler's instinct, make sure that you keep your bets, hedge your bets on
01:09all sides.
01:10Bete ko bhi kar diya, bibi ko bhi kar diya, or damat ko bhi kar diya.
01:13Santiago Martin, who built one of India's biggest lottery empires, often remained in
01:18headlines over political influence, business power, and legal controversies.
01:22And now, after these election results, the Martin family's political reach is once again
01:26under the spotlight.
01:27Are those associations of that nature, somewhat responsible to the funding that the TVK...
01:35Well, I asked this of Adam, and he, of course, said, no, no, I'm not funding Vijay.
01:41In fact, I've given up my businesses.
01:42I don't need to fund Vijay.
01:44He's already a superstar.
01:45Money backing from all the people here.
01:47Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu,
01:50based on the people.
01:52We don't have, we don't need big money here, actually.
01:55See the crowd.
01:56I'm not giving even one rupee money.
01:58See the crowd.
02:00No.
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