In Short
- Earlier, MK Stalin proposed Udhayanidhi to be designated as his deputy
- In a major cabinet rejig, 6 Tamil Nadu ministers will take on new portfolios
- V Senthilbalaji and SM Nasar will be re-inducted into the council of ministers
Tamil Nadu Sport Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday. Besides the existing Sports Ministry, Udhayanidhi has also been allotted the portfolio of Planning and Development.
Earlier, Chief Minister MK Stalin had recommended to the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, to allot the portfolio of Planning and Development to Udhayanidhi, in addition to his existing portfolios, and be designated as Deputy Chief Minister.
In a significant cabinet reshuffle in Tamil Nadu, Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy will take on the role of Minister for Forests, Environment, and Climate Change. Siva V Meyyanathan will be the new Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, while N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj will take over the Human Resources Management and Ex-Servicemen Welfare portfolios. M Mathiventhan will assume responsibility for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare.
RS Rajakannappan has been named Minister for Milk and Dairy Development as well as Khadi & Village Industries, and Thangam Tennarasu is allocated to the portfolios of Environment, the Pollution Control Board, and Climate Change, in addition to his current portfolios of Finance and Archaeology.
Other DMK leaders, including SM Nasar and V Senthilbalaji, who recently walked out of the jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case, have been recommended to be re-inducted into the council of ministries. Meanwhile, Govi Chezhian, R Rajendran, have also been added to the council of ministers.