M K Stalin swearing-in ceremony live updates: DMK president along with 33 others takes oath
M K Stalin swearing-in ceremony live updates: DMK president along with 33 others takes oath
DMK president M K Stalin took oath as chief minister at a low-key affair on the lawns of the Raj Bhavan in Guindy today. A total of 33 ministers will form part of his cabinet. First-time MLA and Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi does not figure on the list. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2021, 09:48:14 IST
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Along with chief minister MK Stalin, 33 others take oath as cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu.
FROM A RICH LINEAGE: Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan, MLA with his family | Photo Credit:
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Dr.Palanivel Thiagarajan is not your run-of-the-mill politician. Highly educated and a rich scion of one of the most respected and legendary political families of Tamil Nadu, he is possessed with love for public policies and service. He shares with Metroplus what makes him what he is
That he chooses to be a people-oriented leader – much like his father, the late P T R Palanivel Rajan and grandfather P T Rajan – is evident from the moment you step inside his sprawling ancestral house in Chokkikulam. Whenever Dr.Palanivel Thiagarajan, the 51-year-old MLA from Madurai Central, comes to his home in the temple town during weekends, the place bustles with visitors, friends, members of his extended family, informed and helpful cadre of staff, volunteers and supporters.
Two Ministers from Madurai
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Two DMK MLAs from Madurai have been chosen to be Ministers of the new government that will take charge on Friday. Madurai Central Assembly constituency MLA P. T.R.P. Thiagarajan has been chosen as Minister for Finance and Human Resource Management and Madurai East MLA P. Moorthy has been chosen as Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration.
Mr. Thiagarajan has been elected from Madurai Central constituency for the second consecutive time. He defeated AIADMK alliance candidate N. Jothi Muthuramalingam by 33,915 votes.
Mr. Thiagarajan did his MBA in financial management at MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, the U.S.A. He has worked in senior managerial positions in Standard Chartered Bank and Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. He quit his corporate job and won the 2016 Assembly elections from Madurai Central constituency.
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DMK’s G. Thalapathi trounces BJP’s P. Saravanan; AIADMK heavyweights sail through
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There was tight security at Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College, one of the counting centres in Madurai, on Sunday. | Photo Credit:
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DMK’s G. Thalapathi trounces BJP’s P. Saravanan; AIADMK heavyweights sail through
The DMK has significantly increased its voter base in Madurai district by winning five out of the 10 Assembly constituencies in the district.
In the 2016 Assembly elections, the AIADMK won eight of the 10 constituencies. After the Tirupparankundram by-elections in 2019, the DMK’s tally increased to three constituencies in the district. The results declared on Sunday had shown that the DMK has changed the perception that Madurai district is an AIADMK stronghold.
Counting of votes to be held in four centres in Madurai
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The district recorded a final voter turnout of 70.46 %
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The district recorded a final voter turnout of 70.46 %
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The last minute arrangements were under way in full swing at the four counting centres for the State Assembly elections across the district on Saturday.
The counting of votes polled in the 10 assembly constituencies of the district will take place on Sunday.
The counting centre for Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai Central and Madurai West constituencies will be Madurai Medical College. For Melur and Madurai East constituencies, Agricultural College and Research Institute will be the counting centre.