DMK president M K Stalin s Cabinet, including him, would be 34-member strong and he has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan and over a dozen shall be ministers for the first time.
Chief Minister-designate Stalin s list of persons to be appointed as ministers along with their portfolios has been approved by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, a Raj Bhavan release said.
Stalin would be sworn in as CM on Friday.
Stalin, who would assume office as chief minister for the first time, shall hold home and other portfolios, including public, general administration, all India services, district revenue officers, special programme implementation and welfare of differently abled persons, the release said.
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Victory banner: DMK cadres putting up a poster of party president M.K. Stalin in Chennai on Monday.
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DMK president M.K. Stalin, who will be sworn in Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday, will head a 34-member Cabinet that includes veterans and 15 new faces and just two women. The Cabinet size is four more than that of the outgoing Edappadi K. Palaniswami Ministry.
While old warhorse and party general secretary Duraimurugan will be the number two in the Cabinet, handling the newly established Department of Water Resources, the focus in the midst of the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is on former Chennai Mayor Ma Subramanian, who has been appointed Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, including the Health portfolio. In the pecking order of the Cabinet, though, he is at number 22.
Stalin to take oath as CM, 33 ministers from DMK also to be sworn in
Stalin to take oath as CM, 33 ministers from DMK also to be sworn in
Last Updated: Thu, May 6th, 2021, 23:12:12hrs
Chennai: DMK leader MK Stalin will take oath on Friday as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu along with 33 ministers from his party.
The names include 19 former ministers and 15 new faces. It has two women.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday approved the recommendations made by the Stalin regarding MLAs to be appointed ministers and their portfolios.
Stalin s son Udhayanidhi does not figure in the list of ministers. DMK had fought the elections with its allies and got absolute majority on its own.