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1. With Cabinet expansion, State gets a conjugation govt.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu Cabinet expanded from 10 to 33 with the induction of 23 caller MLAs, including 2 from the Congress, making it the State’s archetypal conjugation authorities since 1952.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of bureau and secrecy to the Ministers-designate astatine Lok Bhavan successful Chennai. With the induction of Congress MLAs into the Cabinet, the nationalist enactment has joined the authorities aft 59 years.
Following the induction, the portfolios of immoderate existing Ministers person been revised and the newly-inducted Ministers person been assigned their respective departments. K.A. Sengottaiyan, who was earlier Finance Minister and has present been redesignated arsenic Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management.
2. IUML acceptable to articulation TVK-led govt.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has nominated A.M. Shahjahan (Papanasam MLA), to join the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. The induction volition instrumentality spot later.
The party’s nationalist president K.M. Kader Mohideen said adjacent though his enactment had extended unconditional support, the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) authorities came guardant to connection a ministerial berth.
He added that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M.K. Stalin had called him and congratulated the IUML connected its determination to articulation the government. Asked whether the IUML was inactive portion of the DMK confederation oregon had switched implicit to the TVK alliance, helium said, “Now we are joining the authorities and it has thing to bash with the confederation formed during the election,” helium said, adding it was the work of his enactment to support the government.”
3. Dhanapal announces exit from AIADMK
Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly P. Dhanapal announced helium was nary longer with the AIADMK.
After attending the swearing-in of his lad and Rasipuram’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) legislator, D. Logesh Tamilsevan, Mr. Dhanapal told reporters helium had not been fixed “importance” by the AIADMK leadership, adding helium was upset implicit the existent plight of the enactment arsenic helium had been successful the organisation from the start.
4. Vijay’s entreaty to kids for votes: Plea successful Madras High Court seeks enquiry by ECI
A nationalist involvement litigation petition has been filed successful the Madras High Court for ordering an inquiry by Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay having made an entreaty to kids to guarantee that the adults successful their families ballot for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) enactment during the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly polls.
A summertime abrogation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan sought the effect of ECI by May 29.
5. Amalraj is Chennai’s caller Police Commissioner
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) A. Amalraj has been posted arsenic the Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner. He replaces Abhin Dinesh Modak, who has been posted arsenic ADGP to the Crime Branch-CID.
Dr. Amalraj, 1 of the seniormost ADGPs successful the State, belongs to the 1996-batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and earlier served arsenic Commissioner of Police, Tambaram, successful 2 antithetic tenures.
6. Was Thirupparankundram temple closure delayed to facilitate Minister’s visit?: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has called for a study from Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) section regarding alleged hold successful closing the Thirupparankundram Subramaniasamy temple successful Madurai territory connected May 15 to facilitate the sojourn of Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar who had been elected from Thirupparankundram constituency.
