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Ma Subramanian given charge of fighting COVID-19 pandemic
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Victory banner: DMK cadres putting up a poster of party president M.K. Stalin in Chennai on Monday.
Ma Subramanian given charge of fighting COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Tamil Nadu: MK Stalinâs cabinet to have 33 ministers; son excluded, just two women
Stalin has urged his party men and cadre to watch the swearing-in ceremony on Television from within the confines and safety of their respective homes File photo
Updated: May 6, 2021, 05:41 PM IST
Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister-designate and DMK Chief MK Stalin will be functioning with the support of a 33-member cabinet and they have revealed the names of the ministers. Stalin’s oath-taking will be held at 9 am on Friday (7th May) in a small ceremony at the Raj Bhavan (Governor’s residence) in the city, amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic. The list of Ministers released by the government does not feature the name of Chepauk MLA and Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi (who has been at the receiving end of criticism regarding blatant nepotism), while also featuring only two women -Geetha Jeevan and Kayalvizhi Selvaraj.
CHENNAI â A total of 34 DMK lawmakers will be sworn in as ministers at Raj Bhavan May 7 morning, including DMK president M.K. Stalin as the next chief minister.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit May 6 released the list of lawmakers who will be appointed as ministers and their portfolios.
According to Raj Bhavan, Stalin had sent a list of persons to be appointed as ministers along with their portfolios May 6.
Stalin s cabinet will have two women.
The ministerial list does not include Stalin s son Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has won from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni.
Hereâs 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.
N Sundar (MNM), Velraj (NTK)
There is a lot that would make the election more interesting than traditional rivalries are the issues that people are voting for.
As in any other democracy, the state response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be an issue. Tamil Nadu has been among the worst affected states with over a million cases and more than 14,000 deaths. However, the state has been among the better performing ones when it comes to testing more people. It has also been among the states that opened up vaccines for everyone.
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