MK Stalin to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM, home minister today
MK Stalin will be sworn in as the Chief Minister on Friday
PTI | May 7, 2021 | Updated 10:00 IST
DMK president MK Stalin to take oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister today
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.
CM Stalin and his 33 ministers take oath
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan
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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan.
After a gap of 10 years, the DMK with Stalin at the helm comes back to power for a sixth time in its history by winning the 2021 Assembly elections securing a comfortable majority on its own.
The 68-year-old Stalin wearing white shirt and dhoti came to Raj Bhavan at about 9 a.m.
The leaders of DMK allies, including the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K S Alagiri, MDMK chief Vaiko, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan and CPI state secretary R Mutharasan were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
Former deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam and former assembly speaker P Dhanapal represented the AIADMK at the event. The PMK was represented by its president G K Mani.
The BJP was represented by L Ganesan MP. Actor and MNM president Kamal Haasan and political strategist Prashant Kishor were also present.
The members of DMK’s first family were present and notable presence was the first-time MLA and Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi and M K Alagari’s son Dhayanidhi and daughter Kayalvizhi. Alagiri had greeted Stalin on the eve of swearing in ceremony, in an indication of a patch-up between the siblings.
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As many as 33 other election winners from the party were also sworn in along with Stalin. These include 15 new entrants and 19 former ministers. Among those sworn in, there were two women ministers.
MK Stalin takes oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
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.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year old Stalin, for whom thiswould be the first stint as CM, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here.
DMK chief MK Stalin takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM
Event held at Raj Bhavan in Chennai was a simple ceremony due to Covid-19 restrictions in place. Stalin s wife Durga Stalin and son Udhyanidhi Stalin and sister Kanimozhi were present during the ceremony
BusinessToday.In | May 7, 2021 | Updated 11:40 IST
MK Stalin, who s 69-year-old, has assumed the office as Chief Minister for the first time
DMK chief MK Stalin was sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday along with 33 members of his Cabinet. The event at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai was a simple ceremony due to Covid-19 restrictions in place. Stalin s wife Durga Stalin and son Udhyanidhi Stalin and sister Kanimozhi were present during the ceremony. Udhyanidhi Stalin had made his political debut this year and won from Chennai s Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly seat.