Discounting reports of his imminent elevation as Deputy Chief Minister, DMK youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Sports and Youth Welfare Minister said it is the sole prerogative and discretion of Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Reiterating the DMK’s commitment to fight for state autonomy, party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the Dravidian major will take necessary initiatives for a Constitutional amendment to empower state governments with all powers.
The invitation of the VKS to the DMK’s principal rival in Tamil Nadu politics triggered speculations about the cracks in the INDIA bloc.
He was responding to a query from the media at Chennai airport before leaving for the US on a 17-day investment scouting visit. Asked whether there would be a ministerial rejig on his return, the Chief Minister was candid enough to hint that it was very much a possibility.
The Rs 100 coin was released by senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of the patriarch’s son and Chief Minister MK Stalin.
While the DMK is keeping silent on its participation, it is expected that the chief minister and a few of his cabinet colleagues would ensure their presence at the reception hosted by R N Ravi.
Speculation is rife about Udhayanidhi’s appointment as the number two in the Tamil Nadu government along with a cabinet reshuffle.
He was responding to his party legislator K Chinnappa, who said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had built the Ram temple in Ayodhya and Ram had lived 3000 years ago.
DMK veteran and Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy on Monday claimed ‘Ram Rajya’ is the Dravidian model of governance and Lord Ram is the epitome of such a model of statecraft.
The buzz about cabinet reshuffle and an expansion, ahead of Stalin’s foreign tour to the United States on August 22, has acquired added significance with this long expected coronation of the DMK’s crown prince.
