Edappadi K. Palaniswami Sworn in as the 29th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thursday Feb 16,2017

Edappadi K. Palaniswami took over as Tamil Nadu’s 29th Chief Minister on Thursday Feb 16,2017

He heads a 31-Member Cabinet. Except O. Panneerselvam and Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan, Mr. Palaniswami has retained the outgoing Council of Ministers. K. A. Sengottaiyan is the only new inductee. 

The Governor’s invitation came "in acceptance" of the letter submitted by Mr. Palaniswami on February 14,2017

Dindigul C Sreenivasan designated No. 2 in Cabinet; Sengottaiyan to be School Education Minister and No. 3.

E Palanisami, VK Sasikala's loyalist and nominee for Tamil Nadu CM, has been sworn in as chief minister by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at 4,40 pm today. He now has 15 days to prove his strength in the floor of the House. 

Edapadi Palanisami was elected leader of AIADMK’s legislative party by the Sasikala faction the day the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case

Complete list of new ministers and their portfolios

1. Edappadi K. Palaniswami – Home, Finance, PWD, Irrigation, Highways, Public, Elections, Personnel
2. Dindigul Srinivasan – Forest
3. Sengottaiyan – School Education – He is the new minister. He is replacing MaFoi K. Pandiarajan.
4. O.S. Manian – Handlooms
5. Sellur Raju – Cooperation
6. C Vijaya Baskar – Health
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8. D Jayakumar – Fisheries
9. M C Sampath – Industries
10. Karupannan – Environment
11. Thangamani – Electricity
12. Velumani – Municipal Administration
13. C.Ve Shanmugham – Law
14. K.P. Anbazhagan – Higher Education
15. Kamaraj – Food and Civil Supplies
16. V. Saroja – Social Welfare
17. K. Radhakrishnan – Housing and Urban Development
18. Duraikannu- Agriculture
19. Kadambur Raju – Information and Publicity
20. R.B. Udhayakumar – Revenue
21. Natarajan – Tourism
22. K.C. Veeramani – Commercial Taxes
23. K.T. Rajendra Balaji – Milk and Dairy Development
24. P.Benjamin – Rural Industries
25. Dr Nilofer Kafeel – Labour
26. M.R.Vijayabhaskar – Transport
27. Dr. M. Manikandan – Information Technology
28. V.M. Rajalakshmi – Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
29. G. Baskaran – Khadi and Village Industries Board
30. Sevvoor S. Ramachandran – Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
31. S.Valarmathi – Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
32. P. Balakrishna Reddy – Animal Husbandry