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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.
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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
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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.
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Duraimurugan is number 2, Ma Subramanian is Medical Minister, Palanivel Thiagarajan gets Finance
The DMK government under Chief Minister-designate M.K. Stalin to be sworn-in on May 7 would have 34 Ministers. While veteran leader Duraimurugan is designated number two in the Cabinet with Water Resources portfolio, former Chennai Mayor Ma. Subramaniam is the new Minister for Medical and Family Welfare and will handle Health Department in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madurai Central MLA Palanivel Thiagarajan will hold the finance portfolio.
Following a communication from Mr. Stalin, who sent a list of persons to be appointed as Ministers, Governor Banwarilal Purohit approved the recommendations made by the CM-Designate, an official release from the Raj Bhavan stated.