High-profile DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case, was sworn in as a minister by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi. Balaji and three other DMK legislators took their oaths in the presence of Chief Minister M K Stalin at the Raj Bhavan.

TN Guv R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the four new ministers at the Raj Bhavan. Senthil Balaji was assigned the portfolios of Electricity, Excise and Prohibition.

High-profile DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, who was days ago granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case, was sworn in as minister by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi here on Sunday. They were sworn in in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin,

High-profile DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, who was days ago granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case, was sworn in as minister by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi here on Sunday

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has elevated his son Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister. He has also re-inducted Senthil Balaji, who had to resign from the ministry following the arrest by the ED.

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Udhayanidhi's elevation to the post of Deputy Chief Minister had been widely anticipated. Before this appointment, he served as the state’s sports minister and will now also oversee the planning and development portfolio.

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation, anticipated for weeks, places him at the helm of the Planning and Development ministry, in addition to his current Youth Welfare and Sports Development portfolio.