CM Stalin and his 33 ministers sworn in

Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhawan on Friday.After a gap of 10 years, the DMK with Stalin at the helm comes back to power for a sixth time in its history by winning the 2021 Assembly elections securing a comfortable majority on its own.The 68-year-old Stalin wearing white shirt and dhoti came to Raj Bhavan at about 9 a.m.Purohit administered Stalin the Oath of Office and Secrecy.The Governor also administered the oath to 33 other lawmakers as the Ministers.On Thursday, Purohit released the list of lawmakers who will be appointed as ministers and their portfolios.Stalin's Cabinet has two women Ministers.The Chief Minister's son Udhayanidhi Stalin who has won from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency is not included in the Cabinet.Stalin's wife Durga, son Udhayanidhi and other family members, former Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O.Panneerselvam, leaders of Congress and other parties attended the swearing in ceremony.The list of Ministers:M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister - Portfolios: Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Other All India Services, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Initiatives, Special Programme Implementation, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons.Duraimurugan - Minister for Water ResourcesK.N. Nehru - Minister for Municipal AdministrationI. Periyasamy - Minister for Co-operationK. Ponmudi - Minister for Higher EducationE.V. Velu - Minister for Public WorksM.R.K. Panneerselvam - Minister for AgricultureK.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran - Minister for Revenue and Disaster ManagementThangam Thennarasu - Minister for IndustriesS. Reghupathy - Minister for LawS. Muthusamy - Minister for Housing and Urban DevelopmentK.R. Periakaruppan - Minister for Rural DevelopmentT.M. Anbarasan - Minister for Rural IndustriesM.P. Saminathan - Minister for Information & PublicityP. Geetha Jeevan - Minister for Social Welfare & Women EmpowermentAnitha R. Radhakrishnan - Minister for FisheriesS.R. Rajakannappan - Minister for TransportK. Ramachandran - Minister for ForestsR. Sakkrapani - Minister for Food and Civil SuppliesV. Senthilbalaji - Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and ExciseR. Gandhi - Minister for Handlooms and TextilesMa. Subramanian - Minister for Medical and Family WelfareP. Moorthy - Minister for Commercial Taxes and RegistrationS.S. Sivasankar - Minister for Backward Classes WelfareP.K. Sekar Babu - Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable EndowmentsPalanivel Thiagarajan - Minister for FinanceS.M. Nasar - Minister for Milk & Dairy DevelopmentGingee K.S. Masthan - Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils WelfareAnbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi - Minister for School EducationSiva. V. Meyyanathan - Minister for Environment, Youth Welfare and SportsC.V. Ganesan - Minister for LabourT. Mano Thangaraj - Minister for Information TechnologyM. Mathiventhan - Minister for TourismN. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj - Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
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