Vijay Expands Tamil Nadu Cabinet; Inducts 23 new Ministers, including two from Congress

Chennai: The TVK government in Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, on Thursday expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 23 MLA's in the Council of Ministers. The ministers who took oath included 21 MLAs from Vijay's TVK party and 2 from the ally Congress. 

Who all were inducted in the new government?

Chief Minister Vijay had recommended the names of 23 MLAs for inclusion in the cabinet. The Governor accepted the Chief Minister's recommendation, following which the 23 MLAs were sworn in as ministers today.

The Chief Minister has also included two Congress MLAs in his cabinet. This is the first time in 59 years that the Congress party is part of a regional party-led government in Tamil Nadu.

The names of these MLAs in the list are in keeping with the different regions of the state in this new cabinet. Srinath from Thoothukudi, Kamali S from Avinashi, C Vijayalakshmi from Kumarapalayam and RV Ranjithkumar from Kanchipuram have found place in the list of new ministers. Along with them, Vinoth from Kumbakonam, Rajeev from Thiruvadanai, B Rajkumar from Cuddalore, V Gandhiraj from Arakkonam and Mathan Raja P from Ottapidaram have will also sworn in as ministers.

The list further includes Jegadeshwari K from Rajapalayam, Congress MLA Rajesh Kumar S from Killiyur, M Vijay Balaji from Erode East, Logesh Tamilselvan D from Rasipuram, and Vijay Tamilan Parthiban A from Salem South. 

Besides these, Ramesh from Srirangam, Congress MLA P Vishwanathan from Melur, Kumar R from Velachery, Thennarasu K from Sriperumbudur, and V Sampath Kumar from Coimbatore North are also part of the new government. Finally, Mohammed Farvas J from Aranthangi, D Sarathkumar from Tambaram, N Marie Wilson from Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar, and Vignesh K from Kinathukadavu have been given ministerial responsibilities.

What did Chief Minister say to new ministers?

Chief Minister Vijay congratulated all the new ministers. With this expansion, the new ministers have now taken charge of the state government, representing diverse regions of the state. This expansion is expected to inject new energy into the government's functioning.