Stalin takes charge, announces sops; team mix of old, new faces
Chennai
DMK leader MK Stalin, 68, was administered the oath as the CM of Tamil Nadu, along with a 33-member Cabinet, by Governor Banwarilal Purohit in a simple ceremony on the lawns of Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Friday. Stalin, took oath as âMuthuvel Karunanidhi Stalinâ, invoking the name of his father, a 5-time CM of the state. Soon after assuming office, Stalin and his cabinet colleagues paid homage at the memorial of Dravidian stalwarts and even visited his late fatherâs Gopalapuram residence where he turned emotional.
However, once he reached Fort St George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, he got into action mode. In his first decision, he signed 5 files to fulfil some of the major electoral promises he had made. As per his order, now Rs4,000 will be given to all rice ration card holders in the state as Covid-19 relief. Of this, Rs2,000 will be disbursed this month itself. Besides, beginning Saturda
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