May 7, 2021
By: BI India Bureau
Credit: DMK
DMK president MK Stalin is the state’s next chief minister. He will also be heading the home ministry.
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Palanivel Thiagarajan will be the next finance minister. He is a graduate of National Institute of Technology, has a doctorate in applied computers from State University of New York and an MBA in finance from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
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EV Velu will lead the Public Works department – a key portfolio, given the importance of infrastructure.
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Durai Murugan will be handling the Water Resources ministry. As the state has been grappling with water shortage, this is looked at as a major portfolio.
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KN Nehru will be the new Minister for Municipal Administration apart from Urban and Water Supply portfolios.
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PK Sekar Babu will be the new Minister for HRCE – a contentious ministry given the Hindu right’s allegations of ‘control’ of its deities.
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Ma Subramanian will head the Health ministry in addition to medical education.
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Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi is the new school education minister. He is a graduate from Bharathidasan University and is the son of former DMK MLA Anbil Poyyamozhi.
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M Mathiventhan will head the key ministry of tourism.
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P Geetha Jeevan will be heading this key ministry, besides handling portfolios looking over orphanages, child development and meals.
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