Guwahati: The chief minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin’s son took the oath as a cabinet member on Wednesday.
According to reports, the older son of CM Stalin Udhayanidhi is likely to become the state’s minister of sports.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi conducted the oath ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
Taking to Twitter, Udayanidhi said, “I thanked and congratulated the ever-leading Hon’ble Chief Minister @mkstalin for giving me the opportunity to participate in the Dravidian model government cabinet that implements social justice programs and protects the welfare of Tamils. I will always work with responsibility without considering it as a position.”
The new cabinet minister is MLA from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency who enjoys support from across the state.
He is also known as a “rising son” of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and he was appointed the party’s youth wing secretary in 2019.
It should be noted, Udhayanidhi played lead roles in a number of Tamil films.
He became one of the top campaigners in the state during the election campaign last year. He also garnered media attention during the campaign he disparaged both the Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The newly appointed cabinet minister’s promotion had been planned for a while but the leadership had to wait for him to finish off his acting duties before he could be sworn in as the minister.