Arnold Schwarzenegger met Jayalalithaa for a half an hour in Chennai (Press Trust of India Photo)
Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger had a blockbuster meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai today.
The 67-year-old actor met Ms Jayalalithaa for a half an hour at the state Secretariat. After the meeting he tweeted, "It was fantastic to sit down with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa before our event tonight and talk about her state's success and challenges. That's the advantage of being an actor who was also a Governor!"
Mr Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California three years ago. Ms Jayalalithaa too was a popular actor before she joined politics.
At the secretariat, eager state government staff thronged to catch a glimpse of the "Terminator" star.
Mr Schwarzenegger, clad in a grey blazer, did not talk to waiting reporters at the state secretariat, but did pose for photographs.