MK Stalin, DMK Chief, Takes Oath As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

The DMK, which led an alliance that includes the Congress and other smaller parties, swept the April 6 election, winning 159 of 234 seats

DMK chief MK Stalin has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, along with 33 members of his cabinet, at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai by Governor Banwarilal Purohit this morning. Mr Stalin has also been sworn in as Home Minister and will hold a number of other portfolios, including those relating to administrative and police services, special programmes and the welfare of differently abled persons, Mr Stalin, for whom this will be a first term in the top post, takes charge as the state battles a severe second Covid wave; on Thursday Tamil Nadu reported over 23,000 new cases to take its active caseload to over 1.3 lakh. The number of cases had spiked during campaigning for the April 6 election, as all major parties held rallies at which social distancing was absent, leading to sharp rebukes from the Madras High Court.