Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday expanded his Cabinet with the induction of VCK MLA Vanni Arasu and IUML MLA A.M. Shahjahan. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy at Lok Bhavan in Chennai. Shahjahan has been assigned the Minorities Welfare portfolio, while Vanni Arasu will head the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Hill Tribes Department and serve as the Minister for Social Justice. The expansion marks the first time the VCK has secured representation in a Tamil Nadu Cabinet.

TVK invites VCK and IUML to join Vijay's Cabinet, emphasizing the importance of including secular parties in governance.

TVK invites VCK and IUML to join Tamil Nadu Cabinet under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.

NEW DELHI: Two weeks after swearing in, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Thursday expanded his cabinet, inducting 23 MLAs into the council of ministers.

Congress legislators S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan take oath as ministers

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