C. R. Saraswathi

{{Short description|Indian actress and politician}}

{{About||the Modakurichi MLA|C. Saraswathi}}

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{{Use Indian English|date = November 2018}}

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C. R. Saraswathi is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She is currently acting as spokesperson of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, a split group from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-saraswathi-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-2756326.html|title=Tamil Nadu polls: CR Saraswathi's journey from silver screen to political theatre|website=Firstpost|date=29 April 2016|access-date=2019-03-13|archive-date=4 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304035345/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-saraswathi-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-2756326.html|url-status=live}}