Three new ministers joined the workforce of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin immediately
Chennai:
Three Tamil Nadu MLAs took the oath of workplace as ministers within the DMK authorities this afternoon as a part of a cupboard reshuffle in Chief Minister MK Stalin’s workforce. DMK chief Senthil Balaji, who spent 15 months in jail in a cash laundering case earlier than the Supreme Court granted him bail, was reinstated as minister and took the oath immediately.
The three different MLAs who took oath as ministers immediately are Govi Chezhian, SM Nasar and R Rajendran. Mr Balaji has returned as minister for electrical energy, excise and prohibition. Mr Chezhian will take over the upper schooling portfolio, Mr Nassar would be the new minorities minister and Mr Rajendran has been given the tourism portfolio.
This cupboard rejig can be vital as a result of it marks the elevation of MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister. He is the third technology chief in his household to get a key position within the Tamil Nadu authorities after his grandfather and DMK veteran late M Karunanidhi and his father MK Stalin. The 46-year-old chief didn’t take oath at immediately’s occasion as a result of he was a minister earlier than his elevation to the Number 2 publish within the state authorities. He was seen congratulating the 4 ministers after the oath ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
Earlier immediately, Udhayanidhi Stalin stated in a social media publish that ‘Deputy Chief Minister’ will not be a place however a duty for him. He additionally visited the memorials of his grandfather M Karunanidhi and social activist Periyar.
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation to the highest publish has drawn sharp criticism from AIADMK and the BJP.
AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan referred to junior Stalin as “prince” and stated his elevation marks the tip of DMK earlier than the 2026 state polls. “This exposes what an enormous liar Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is. Before the 2021 election, he stated his son, son-in-law, or anybody from his household will not enterprise into politics. This indicators what we have now been saying. This is dynast rule within the title of democracy. DMK means just one household. This is a black day in Tamil Nadu.”
The BJP, too, has focused the DMK and stated the get together’s historical past has been marked with “years of betrayal of the individuals and prioritising household pursuits over public welfare”. “Despite being a part of the alliance, DMK has denied its companions a share in energy and as a substitute appointed Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister,” BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad stated.
The reinstatement of Senthil Balaji is a message from the DMK to the BJP-ruled Centre. Mr Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a corruption case in June final yr and bought aid from the Supreme Court solely on Thursday. Both the DMK chief and the get together have confused that he was framed out of political vendetta. His reinstatement as minister days after he was granted bail is the DMK doubling down.