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What happened in the 1968 assassination attempt with M. G. Ramachandran?
Politician M. R. Radha stood up and shot M. G. Ramachandran in his left ear twice and then tried to shoot himself.
Was M.R. Radha arrested for the assassination attempt against M. G. Ramachandran?
In the assassination trial in May 1967, and later at the Chingleput Sessions Court held under Justice P. Lakshmanan, M. R. Radha was represented by eminent criminal attorney N.T. Vanamamalai.

Question: What were the motives?
Self-contained rewrite: What were MR Radha's motives for attempting to assassinate MGR?