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1. VCK, IUML present portion of TVK-led govt.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay concluded his Cabinet formation with the induction of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) MLA Vanni Arasu (Tindivanam) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA A.M. Shahjahan (Papanasam). Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of bureau and secrecy astatine Lok Bhavan successful Chennai.
A Lok Bhavan media merchandise stated Mr. Shahjahan volition beryllium the Minister for Minorities Welfare, portion Mr. Vanni Arasu volition beryllium handling the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Hill Tribes portfolio, and volition beryllium known arsenic Minister for Social Justice.
With this, the size of the Council of Ministers has risen to the sanctioned spot of 35 successful the 234-member House. This is the archetypal clip the VCK and the IUML person been made portion of the government.
2. Stalin urges DMK cadre to debar harsh disapproval implicit VCK, IUML joining TVK government
DMK president and erstwhile Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin extended his greetings to VCK MLA Vanni Arasu and IUML MLA A.M. Shahjahan on becoming Ministers successful the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet.
He besides said each enactment has the close to determine its ain governmental course. He urged members of the DMK not to usage immoderate harsh words successful a mode that would wounded the sentiments of immoderate party.
Mr. Stalin’s remarks came against the backdrop of immoderate DMK leaders criticising the introduction of the VCK and the IUML, some of which contested arsenic portion of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, into the TVK-led Cabinet.
3. MMK resolves to contention connected its ain awesome successful aboriginal elections
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) general caput P. Abdul Samad said the enactment volition lone contention connected its ain awesome successful aboriginal elections successful Tamil Nadu.
The determination was portion of resolutions passed by the party’s high-level committee. The MMK was allotted 2 seats by the DMK – Manapparai and Nagappatinam – and it contested some connected the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol. This prevented the enactment from exploring immoderate post-poll alliance, arsenic it is bound by the DMK whip’s direction.
4. Velumani says his group’s volition is not to origin divided successful AIADMK
The AIADMK’s rebel person S.P. Velumani asserted that his group’s volition was not to origin a divided successful the organisation.
“We bash not mean to laic siege to the enactment office either. We person been saying from the opening that Edappadiyar [Edappadi K. Palaniswami] is the wide secretary. We are going to springiness a practice lone to him, seeking an aboriginal convening of the wide assembly to reappraisal the show of the enactment and resoluteness differences of opinion,” Mr. Velumani told reporters successful Chennai.
