The 63-year-old leader was sworn-in by Governor S SBarnala at the historic Centenary Auditorium of Madras University here.The Governor also administered the oath of office and secrecy to 33 others, including O Pannerselvam, who did a holding operation as Chief Minister when she could not remain in office due to legal problems.RLD chief Ajit Singh, CPI National Secretary D Raja, allies DMDK chief Vijayakant, his party leader Panruti S Ramachandran, Sarath Kumar and his wife Raadhika and journalist Cho Ramasamy were among the prominent personalities who attended the ceremony.
Conspicuous by their absence were Jawaharullah, leader of allied party Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, because of the presence of Modi and DMK leaders.Jayalalithaa, who powered the AIADMK front to a famous victory securing 200 of the 234 seats in the April 13 assembly polls to unseat arch-rival DMK, and her cabinet colleagues took the oath in Tamil and in the name God.In the largest-ever ministry since independence in the state, she opted for a blend of experience and youth with most ministers making their maiden entry into the state cabinet.
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