Ministers from Virudhunagar pose together putting to rest speculations of rift

Ministers from Virudhunagar district, S. Keerthana and K. Jegadeeshwari pose for a photograph that was uploaded on social media.

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Days after social media was abuzz with reports of a rift between Social Welfare Minister K. Jegadeeshwari, and Industries Minister S. Keerthana, the Ministers have posted a photograph in social media posing together.This comes days after Ms. Jegadeeshwari had expressed her dissatisfaction to Virudhunagar Government officials about giving prominence to Industries Minister S. Keerthana and not to her.Ms. Jegadeeshwari complained to Virudhunagar Collector that being the Minister in-charge for Virudhunagar district, her name should have been printed on the top, instead of putting it below that of Ms. Keerthana at an invitation for a government function.Several social media posts highlighted a possible differences of opinion between the two women Ministers from the district in Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s Cabinet.Putting to rest the speculations, Ms. Keerthana posted a photograph of both Ministers with big smiles hugging each other in the social media.She had left a note that read: ‘ Better luck with the next fiction’, apparently pointing to the media posts that tried to create a wedge between them. Published - June 29, 2026 09:26 pm IST