Stalin, who will be sworn in Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday, will head a 34-member Cabinet that includes veterans and 15 new faces and just two women. Interestingly, Mr. Stalin has retained the Special Initiatives and Special Programme Implementation portfolios, indicating that he would like to directly monitor them. Ramachandran & Jayalalithaa, both AIADMK, and Mr. Stalin. Nasar, who defeated Tamil Minister Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan is the Minister of Dairy Development. Masthan will head the Department of Minorities Welfare and Non Residents Tamil Welfare.

Source: The Hindu May 06, 2021 19:09 UTC