Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, has been appointed because the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. At the moment serving because the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports activities Improvement, Udhayanidhi may also tackle the extra portfolio of Planning and Improvement as a part of a big cupboard reshuffle inside the state authorities.
The Chief Minister really useful to the Governor to allot the Planning and Improvement portfolio to Udhayanidhi. A launch from Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan said, “The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has really useful to the Governor of Tamil Nadu to allot the portfolio of Planning and Improvement to Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports activities Improvement, along with his current portfolios and be designated as Deputy Chief Minister.”
The Chief Minister has additionally proposed the induction of a number of new ministers into the Council of Ministers, together with V. Senthilbalaji, Dr. Govi. Chezhiaan, R. Rajendran, and S. M. Nasar. The swearing-in ceremony for the newly designated ministers is scheduled to happen on Sunday, 29 September 2024, at 3:30 PM in Raj Bhavan, Chennai.
In a reshuffle, the Governor has accepted the Chief Minister’s suggestion to drop T. Mano Thangaraj, Minister for Milk and Dairy Improvement; Gingee Okay. S. Masthan, Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare; and Okay. Ramachandran, Minister for Tourism, from the Council of Ministers.
This reshuffle follows the current launch of V. Senthil Balaji from Puzhal Central Jail in Chennai, the place he had been held since June 2023 following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs rip-off. The Supreme Courtroom granted him bail on 26 September 2024.
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AIADMK, BJP Slam Udhayanidhi’s Elevation As Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
Reacting to Udhayanidhi’s elevation, AIADMK chief Kovai Sathyan instructed information company PTI, “The elevation of Prince Udhayanidhi as Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu marks the top of DMK within the 2026 Meeting elections. This clearly exposes how huge a liar Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin is.”
VIDEO | “The elevation of Prince Udhayanidhi as deputy CM of Tamil Nadu marks the top of DMK in 2026 Meeting elections. This clearly expose how huge liar Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin is,” says AIADMK chief Kovai Sathyan (@KovaiSathyan) on elevation of Udhayanidhi Stalin as Tamil Nadu… pic.twitter.com/m15MsJhHq2
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) September 28, 2024
In the meantime, BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla remarked, “Udhayanidhi Stalin will turn out to be Deputy CM, meaning yet one more ‘son’ will rise in Tamil Nadu politics. First Karunanidhi, then Stalin and after him, Udhayanidhi. That is the case with the complete INDI alliance. There are solely two pillars of INDI alliance, one is household and the opposite is corruption.”
VIDEO | “Udhayanidhi Stalin will turn out to be Deputy CM, meaning yet one more ‘son’ will rise in Tamil Nadu politics. First Karunanidhi, then Stalin and after him, Udhayanidhi. That is the case with the complete INDI alliance. There are solely two pillars of INDI alliance, one is household and… pic.twitter.com/IKCV8piDxl
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) September 28, 2024
“Appointing Ministers or the Deputy CM is the prerogative of the CM. We don’t deny that, he’s obtained all the fitting, however Mr Udhayanidhi Stalin has obtained no maturity to turn out to be the Deputy CM. Not solely the Deputy CM, he’s not mature sufficient to turn out to be a Minister additionally. Disgrace on the Tamil Nadu authorities,” Tamil Nadu BJP vice chairman Narayanan Thirupathy remarked.
VIDEO | “Appointing Ministers or the Deputy CM is the prerogative of the CM. We don’t deny that, he’s obtained all the fitting, however Mr Udhayanidhi Stalin has obtained no maturity to turn out to be the Deputy CM. Not solely the Deputy CM, he’s not mature sufficient to turn out to be a Minister additionally. Disgrace on the… pic.twitter.com/28BYdcgdzb
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) September 28, 2024
In the meantime, Udhayanidhi Stalin known as on his father and CM MK Stalin.
VIDEO | Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin (@Udhaystalin) meets CM and DMK chief, MK Stalin (@mkstalin), in Chennai after the announcement of him being appointed because the state’s Deputy CM.
(Supply: Third Get together) pic.twitter.com/d8FMUjXr4O
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) September 28, 2024
He additionally obtained congratulatory needs from senior leaders of the state authorities.