Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M.K. Stalin will be sworn-in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Friday. A total of 34 minister-designates will take oath including him
“M.K. Stalin, the Chief Minister-designate has sent a list of persons to be appointed as Ministers of the State of Tamil Nadu along with their Portfolios on 6.5. 2021 (Thursday),” an official release said.
“The Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu has approved the recommendations made by the Chief Minister-designate regarding persons to be appointed as Ministers,” the release added.
While CM-elect Stalin kept he Home Ministry portfolio to himself, the list revealed that Duraimurugan would be appointed as Minister for Water Resources, KN Nehru as Minister for Municipal Administration, K Ponmudi as Minister for Higher Education, M.R.K. Panneerselvam as Minister for Agriculture among other ministers who would take oath on May 7.
Madurai Central MLA Palanivel Thiagarajan will hold the finance portfolio. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwari Lal Purohit has given approval to the list.
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Take a look at the full list of ministers below:
- K. Stalin – Chief Minister
- Duraimurugan – Minister For Water Resources
- N. Nehru – Minister for Municipal Administration
- Periyasamy – Minister for Cooperation
- Ponmudi – Minister for Higher Education
- V. Velu – Minister for Public Works
- R.K. Panneerselvam – Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
- K.S.S.R Ramachandran – Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
- Thangam Thennarasu – Minister for Industries
- Reghupathy – Minister for Law
- Muthusamy – Minister for Housing and Urban Deveopment
- R. Periakaruppan – Minister for Rural Development
- M. Anbarasan – Minister for Rural Industries
- P. Saminathan – Minister for Information and Publicity
- Geetha Jeevan – Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
- Anitha R. Radhakrishnan – Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
- R. Rajakannappan – Minister for Transport
- Ramachandran – Minister for Forests
- Sakkarapani – Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
- Senthibalaji – Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise
- Gandhi – Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
- Subramanian – Minister for Medical and Family Welfare
- Moorthy – Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
- S. Sivasankar – Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
- K. Sekarbabu – Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
- Palanivel Thiagarajan – Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management
- M. Nasar – Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
- Gingee K.S. Masthan – Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
- Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi – Minister for School Education
- V. Meyyanathan – Minister for Environment – Climate
- V. Ganesan – Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Deevelopment
- Mano Thangaraj – Minister for Information Technology
- Mathiventhan – Minister for Tourism
- Kayalvizhi Selvaraj – Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
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