The five-month-long Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Government will have one more Minister with the induction of N. Palanisamy, Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Coimbatore East.
The strength of the Ministry will go up to 31. A press release issued by Raj Bhavan on Wednesday said Mr. Palanisamy would be sworn in shortly.
He held the portfolios of Pollution Control and Youth in the previous DMK regime (1996-2001). Mr. Palanisamy will be the Minister in charge of Rural Industries, a portfolio till now looked after by Arcot N. Veerasamy, Electricity Minister.
Mr. Veerasamy has been entrusted with the portfolio of personnel and administrative reforms, which was till now looked after by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
The subject relating to wasteland development has been given to Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam. Hitherto, it was held by Suba Thangavelan, Minster for Housing and Slum Clearance.
Source: The Hindu
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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