NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, DEC 14
DMK’s youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday was inducted into the state cabinet and took oath as a minister in Chennai.
"தமிழ்நாட்டை விளையாட்டு தலைநகராக மாற்றுவோம் என தேர்தல் அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருந்தோம், அதை நிறைவேற்றும் வகையில் செயல்படுவேன்"
– இளைஞர் நலன் (ம) விளையாட்டு மேம்பாட்டுத் துறை அமைச்சர் திரு @Udhaystalin அவர்கள்.#NewHigh4TNSports pic.twitter.com/CrU40EG9rX
— DMK IT WING (@DMKITwing) December 14, 2022
The oath was administered by Governor RN Ravi in the presence of CM Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues at Raj Bhavan’s Durbar Hall.
தமிழக அமைச்சர்கள் இலாகாக்கள் மாற்றம்#CMMKSTALIN | #TNDIPR |#CM_MKStalin_Secretariat | @CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin pic.twitter.com/OCQ49VjuYs
— TN DIPR (@TNDIPRNEWS) December 14, 2022
Clad in his trademark white shirt, with a logo of DMK’s youth wing embossed on it, Udhayanidhi took the oath in Tamil.
உங்கள் தலைமையில் தமிழ் இளைஞர் படை ஓங்கி நிற்கும், நீங்கள் நிகழ்த்தும் சாதனைகளை சரித்திரம் தாங்கி நிற்கும், மாண்புமிகு அமைச்சராக பொறுப்பேற்ற கழக இளைஞரணி செயலாளர், மாண்புமிகு சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர், திருமிகு @Udhaystalin அவர்களுக்கு நெஞ்சம் நெகிழும் அன்பும் வாழ்த்துகளும்.. pic.twitter.com/lHgE0LRcgR
— V.Senthilbalaji (@V_Senthilbalaji) December 14, 2022
As per the sources, Udhyanidhi is likely to become the state Sports minister. The swearing-in ceremony took place for over 10 minutes where the 45-year-old MLA was seen donning a white attire like his father, with a logo of DMK’s youth wing embossed on his shirt.
- Clad in his trademark white shirt, with a logo of DMK’s youth wing embossed on it, Udhayanidhi took the oath in Tamil
- I want to make Tamil Nadu the capital of sports in India: Udhayanidhi
“I want to make Tamil Nadu the capital of sports in India,” Udhayanidhi said immediately after taking the oath. On critics calling him a dynast, he replied, “it is not new to me. The same criticisms came up when I took charge as the youth wing secretary and then went to contest from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency. I will give a reply to them through the work I do.”
He said the DMK had already promised in its manifesto that a mini stadium will be set up in every district and he will work towards that. “My first step will be towards setting up these stadiums. Please point out if I make any mistakes,” he added.
Udhayanidhi is hailed by party workers as a successful organiser and go-getter, who made the youth wing scale new heights under his leadership. The determined membership drive, the mission to inculcate Dravidian ideology, and the ‘Dravidian model’ workshops are among some of the party initiatives under his leadership. Last month, he was retained as youth wing chief by the party for another term.
TRB Raaja, a three time legislator from Mannargudi constituency and son of Lok Sabha MP T R Baalu tweeted: “the power to drive away the darkness is possible only by the sun. Chinnavar (junior) Udhayanidhi Stalin will shine as a new sun in the Tamil Nadu government.”
A first-time MLA, Udhayanidhi was elected in the 2021 Assembly election from the Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni Assembly Constituency here.
Incidentally, Udhayanidhi has withdrawn himself from his latest movie project, Kamal Hassan’s Raj Kamal movie production. “Mamannan’ is my last movie. I won’t be taking up cinema projects anymore,” he told the media.
