TN Cabinet Reshuffle -Monday June 17,2013

This was the 9th shuffle after the present government assumed office in May 2011. 
Two Ministers – S. T. Chellapandian and A. Mohammedjan – were dropped from the Cabinet on Monday June 17,2013 and replaced with S. P. Shanmuganathan, MLA from Srivaikuntam constiuency, and S. Abdul Rahim from Avadi

Re-allocation

The Chief Minister also re-allocated portfolios of 3 Ministers-

• Forests Minister K.T. Pachamal would hereafter handle the subject of Labour. 

• P. Chendur Pandian, who was till now Tourism Minister, would be Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister. 

• The subject of Forests had been given to M.S. M. Anandan, who was hitherto looking after HR&CE. 

Also the TN Govt  appointed 6 functionaries of the AIADMK to head its undertakings.

• J.C. D. Prabhakar, Villivakkam MLA and deputy secretary of the party minorities wing, had been made chairman of the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation

• A. Arunmozhithevan, former Chidambaram MLA and the party’s Cuddalore (west) secretary – Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation

• T.G, Venkatesh Babu, north Chennai secretary – Textile Corporation
• G. Muniasamy, Ramanthapuram district secretary - Warehousing Corporation
• P.R. Senthilnathan, Sivagangai district secretary – Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation a M. Ravichandran, Perambalur district secretary  – State Agricultural Marketing Board