Tamil Nadu (SunstarTV Bureau): DMK chief MK Stalin was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, along with 33 members of his cabinet, by Governor Banwarilal Purohit in a simple ceremony – amid restrictions in place due to the pandemic – at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai this morning.
He was also sworn in as Home Minister and will hold other portfolios, including administrative and police services, special programmes and the welfare of differently abled persons.
This will be Mr Stalin’s first term; at 69, he is the oldest first-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.