Tamil Nadu will see a DMK government after 10 years with a cabinet where there would be a Stalin, Gandhi, and Nehru together.

Along with 33 members of his cabinet, DMK Chief MK Stalin was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, by Governor Banwarilal Purohit in a simple ceremony amid restrictions in place due to the pandemic at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai this morning.

Stalin’s wife, Durga Stalin, who had tears of joy in her eyes, and son, Udhayanidhi, who made his poll debut this year and won from Chennai’s Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni seat, were among those present.

Mr Stalin’s, Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, and poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who masterminded the DMK’s election win, were also present in the ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulations, writing, “Congratulations to Thiru MK Stalin on being sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.”

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The 68-year-old Stalin’s swearing-in gives the state a DMK government after a gap of 10 years. This is the sixth time in all that the party has formed a government in Tamil Nadu.

DMK had bagged an absolute majority with 133 seats in the 234-member assembly in the recently concluded polls, which it had contested in tow with a number of allies including Congress.
As many as 33 other election winners from the party were also sworn in along with Stalin. These include 15 new entrants. Among those sworn in, there were two women ministers.

The new Cabinet in Tamil Nadu will have some unusual names banded together as MK Stalin has proposed KN Nehru’s name for the portfolio of Minister for Municipal Administration in charge of Urban and Water Supply and R Gandhi’s name for Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Board, and Boodhan and Gramadhan.