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MK Stalin to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu today
DMK president MK Stalin on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered him the oath of office and secrecy. Besides Stalin, 33 ministers also took oath today. Stalin has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan in the government. 15 of them are ministers for the first time.
Stalin will hold Home and other portfolios including public, general administration, all India services, district revenue officers, special programme implementation and welfare of differently abled persons, according to a release shared by the Raj Bhavan. Stalin, who assumed office as Chief Minister for the first time, said that the names of certain departments have been rechristened. It includes agriculture department which shall now be agriculture and farmers welfare.
Along with him, 33 Cabinet colleagues were also sworn in by Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
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MK Stalin sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS) By Express News Service
CHENNAI: DMK president MK Stalin on Friday morning took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time and it was the sixth state government formed by the DMK. I, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin.., he said expanding his initials while taking oath at Raj Bhavan in Chennai.
At 69, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin is the oldest first-time Chief Minister in the history of Tamil Nadu. Be that as it may, he has over
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Full list of Tamil Nadu Cabinet and Council of Ministers in MK Stalin government
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, the DMK president who led his party to a huge victory in the Assembly polls was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday. Besides Stalin, 33 ministers also took oath today. Stalin has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan in the government. 15 of them are ministers for the first time. Stalin s Cabinet has two women Ministers.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year old Stalin, for whom this would be the first stint as CM, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan.
MK Stalin will be sworn in as the Chief Minister today.
Chennai:
DMK president MK 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 MK 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.
MK Stalin will be sworn in as the Chief Minister on Friday.
MK 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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MK Stalin, who is set to assume office as Chief Minister for the first time, will hold Home and other portfolios
He said the names of certain departments have been renamed, including the agriculture department which shall now be agriculture and farmers welfare
Chennai: DMK president MK Stalin will be administered the oath of office as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by state Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday (May 7) at the Raj Bhavan premises. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 9 AM.
After getting the Governor s invitation to form government, Stalin on Thursday evening released a list of 34-member cabinet, retaining senior leaders like Duraimurugan along with 15 ministers for the first time. The list, containing names and portfolios of the ministers, was sent to the Governor for his approval and it was approved.