Udhayanidhi Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's elder son, Udhayanidhi, was sworn in as a cabinet minister today.

The first time MLA has earned praise from his party leaders and workers for taking the DMK's youth wing to new heights. He made national headlines as he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during the election campaign. Stalin became the DMK President in 2018 after his father's M Karunanidhi's death.

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One of the DMK's poll promises was to develop a small sports stadium for every constituency in Tamil Nadu. For the moment, Udhayanidhi will get down to focusing on the sports department in the state. "Dynasty has always been a criticism and the only way I can prove (myself) is through my work," he said.

On Wednesday, December 14, Udhayanidhi Stalin was inducted into the Tamil Nadu ministerial cabinet as Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Department.

He will now focus completely on his role as minister and MLA and work for the people to strengthen the party, say sources. With Udhayanidhi’s sudden induction into the Tamil Nadu cabinet, he has decided to drop the film and has officially opted out. On Wednesday, December 14, Udhayanidhi Stalin was inducted into the Tamil Nadu ministerial cabinet as Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Department.

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Stalin and legislator of the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency as a Minister earlier in the day, Ms Sasikala, in a statement, contended that this was viewed as an “achievement of the Dravidian model.” Ministers had “sung praises” of him. Sasikala, on Wednesday criticised the ruling DMK for carrying out a “coronation” in the guise of reshuffling the portfolios of Ministers of the T.N.

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By the time Stalin was given a seat in the Cabinet, it was clear that he was the successor to Karunandhi—a process that appears to have been fast-tracked in the case of Udayanidhi. In a minor reshuffle, I .Periyasamy, who was smarting under the fact that he was given an insignificant Ministry (Cooperation), has been shifted to Rural Development, one of the most important Ministries in the State. Ramachandran, who was reportedly doing slipshod work in the Forests Ministry, has been moved to Tourism, while Tourism Minister M. He wrote a series of tweets with the theme that Udhayanidhi was the future of Tamil Nadu, and remained a step ahead of Ponmudi in praising the new Minister. Palaniswami called the DMK “a corporate company” and claimed that no one except for one family could grow and benefit. In fact, in an unheard-of demand, a sitting Minister and Udhayanidhi’s friend, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, publicly requested Stalin in 2021 that Udhayanidhi be made a Minister. Stalin, who was present there, wondered why he had come for the interview since he had already been advised not to contest in the election,” a senior DMK source said. Senthil Balaji described his elevation as “the dawn of the future of Tamil Nadu” and “the hope of the youth”, and said that the “breeze of Chepauk [Udhayanidhi’s constituency] will now blow across the State”. Strangely enough, Udhayanidhi will also be in charge of Special Programme Implementation (SPI), apart from a poverty alleviation programme and battling rural indebtedness, which involve interaction and working with multiple Ministries. He will be helped by Sports Secretary Atulya Misra, who was named in a Frontline report of December 25, 2015, as among those responsible for deciding on releasing water from a Chennai reservoir and handling its aftermath. Stalin had announced the construction of sporting facilities in all constituencies in the State earlier this year. Stalin, was sworn in as a Minister at a function held in Raj Bhavan in Chennai on December 14.

A reshuffle of the Tamil Nadu cabinet has taken place along with the oath taking ceremony of Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister MK Stalin.

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Udhay didn't have to face any such protest or competition to be elevated as the youth wing secretary in 2019 and a minister now in 2022 with Stalin firmly in ...

Singh added that Udhay has to learn the “art of patience” from his father Stalin and also respecting elders. Stalin will train him and groom him to take up the responsibilities from him,” Singh said. Three years after he joined the cabinet, Stalin was elevated as deputy chief minister in 2009, and he brought back DMK to power in 2021. “As a minister, Udhay is bound by rules, and norms which will need a certain amount of discipline. “The elevation which is too fast and too early defies the concept of democratic governance and circumvents people’s consent. He should not emerge as a power centre within the government that will eventually raise questions over his father’s authority, they warned.