Chennai sources stated that our Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders were sworn in as the ministers in the tamil Nadu government on sunday at raj bhavan as part of a cabinet reshuffle in chief minister MK Stalin’s team. Senthil Balaji, who recently got bail in connection to a money laundering case linked to an alleged cash-for-jobs scam, was re-inducted as a minister and took oath. The three other MLAs govi Chezhian, SM Nasar and KS Masthan also took oath in a low-key ceremony at raj bhavan in Chennai. governor RN ravi administered the oath of office to the new ministers.
Perhaps MK Stalin’s son, Udhayanidhi, has been appointed as the deputy chief minister of tamil Nadu. He is the third-generation leader in his family to get a key role in the tamil Nadu government after his grandfather and DMK veteran late M karunanidhi and his father MK Stalin. The DMK patriarch was the chief minister of tamil Nadu for several terms and his son MK stalin became the chief minister in 2021.
Moreover the ruling DMK’s rank and file had been seeking Udhayanidhi’s elevation with an eye on the 2026 assembly polls, which the party is keen to win and retain power in the state. The 46 year old leader is the third deputy chief minister of the state after his father stalin and AIADMK leader, O Panneerselvam (OPS). He did not take oath at today’s ceremony since he is already a minister in the state government. According to the press statement released by the raj bhavan on Saturday, Udhayanidhi, who is currently the minister of sports and youth Welfare, has also been allotted an additional portfolio of Planning and Development, and elevated as the deputy chief minister of the state.
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