Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is preparing for a significant visit to New Delhi, one expected to carry both political and administrative importance. Unlike his previous trip to the national capital as a party leader for questioning in connection with the Karur crowd-tragedy case, Vijay is now set to arrive in Delhi as the head of the Tamil Nadu government with an agenda focused on strengthening political ties and seeking financial support for the state.Vijay ha…
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Kuala Lumpur, May 22 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday spoke with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, congratulating him on assuming office. During the phone-call, Ibrahim stated that he will be visiting India in September to attend the BRICS Summit and hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”Had a conversation and caught up with my friend, CM Vijay, today and once again extended my congratulations on the great responsibility he is shouldering for the people…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) In a major political and administrative exercise aimed at strengthening governance and broadening representation, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday carried out the first major expansion of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, inducting 23 new ministers and simultaneously restructuring key portfolios. The move significantly expands the administrative structure of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government that assumed office earlier this month.The cabinet expansion comes…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) A moment of unexpected interruption during the Tamil Nadu cabinet expansion ceremony on Thursday drew attention after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar corrected a newly inducted Congress minister, S. Rajesh Kumar, for deviating from the prescribed text while taking his oath of office at Lok Bhavan in Chennai. Rajesh Kumar, the Congress Legislature Party leader and MLA representing Killiyoor constituency, was among the ministers inducted into Chief Minister C. Joseph Vi…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) For the first time in nearly six decades, the Indian National Congress is set to become part of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, with two of its MLAs scheduled to take oath as ministers in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government on Thursday. The announcement came after Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the induction of party MLAs S. Rajesh Kumar and P. Viswanathan into the state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.The development is being seen…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) The C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government on Thursday carried out its first major Cabinet expansion, inducting 23 new ministers into the Council of Ministers in a move aimed at strengthening governance, filling key portfolio vacancies, and accommodating alliance partners, including the Congress party.Following the Assembly election, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats. The party subsequently secured support …
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) Inspector General of Police (IGP) K. Bhavaneeswari has been appointed to head the newly created ‘Singappen’ Special Task Force (STF), as the Tamil Nadu government moves to strengthen women’s safety and enhance public security infrastructure across the state.The establishment of the specialised force forms part of the government’s broader strategy to improve women’s safety through preventive policing, enhanced surveillance and rapid response mechanisms.The initiat…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) The C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government will undergo its first Cabinet expansion on Thursday, with Congress likely to formally join the ministry in a move aimed at strengthening the ruling coalition and filling several key portfolios that have remained vacant since the government assumed office.The swearing-in ceremony for the new ministers is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. at the Governor’s residence in Guindy, where Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will a…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) For the first time in nearly six decades, the Congress party is set to become part of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet as two of its MLAs are scheduled to take oath as ministers in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government on Thursday.The announcement came after Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the induction of Congress MLAs S.Rajesh Kumar and P.Viswanathan into the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.The move is being viewed as an impo…
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) President Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday indicated that the party would deliberate on Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) renewed invitation to join the C. Joseph Vijay-led cabinet, amid growing speculation that the party could soon be accommodated in the government with a ministerial berth. The development comes after the VCK had earlier maintained that its support to the Vijay government was purely from outside and intended only to e…