MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi takes oath as minister, father included in his cabinet

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's elder son Udhayanidhi Stalin was administered the oath of office by Governor RN Ravi. MK Stalin has made son Udhayanidhi the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development in his own cabinet. Earlier, Udhayanidhi Stalin was the secretary of the youth wing of the party. Udhayanidhi was administered the oath of office and secrecy at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin and his cabinet colleagues. Chief Minister MK Stalin reshuffled the portfolios of 10 ministers and handed over the Special Program Implementation (SPI) charge kept with him to his son Udhayanidhi.

Accompanied by senior ministers Duraimurugan and KN Nehru, Udhayanidhi formally took charge at the secretariat in the Fort St George complex. All other ministers and top officials including Anbil Mahesh, E V Velu and V Senthil Balaji were present on the occasion. DMK's ally Congress attended the swearing-in ceremony while the main opposition AIADMK boycotted the ceremony alleging dynastic politics. Ravi congratulated Udhayanidhi after he was administered the oath. Udhayanidhi has been given the responsibility of youth welfare, sports development, SPI department and poverty alleviation programme. Earlier the Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development was with Shiva V Meyyanathan.

Taking the Cooperative portfolio from senior minister I Periyasamy, he has been made the rural development minister. He was said to be unhappy with the responsibility of the Cooperative Department. Rural Development Minister KR Periyakaruppan has now been given the Cooperative Minister and Forest Minister K.K. Ramachandran has now been made the tourism minister. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister PK Shekhar Babu will now also take charge of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). M Mathivanthan, who was the tourism minister, has been made the forest minister.

तमिलनाडु: DMK की युवा शाखा के सचिव और मुख्यमंत्री एम.के. स्टालिन के बेटे उदयनिधि स्टालिन ने चेन्नई में राजभवन में राज्य मंत्री के रूप में शपथ ली। pic.twitter.com/A6DdnBfgmi

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