Tamil Nadu CM oath ceremony: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay takes oath as TN Chief Minister, PM Modi congratulates him

The Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday appointed P Senthilkumar as Additional Chief Secretary/Secretary-I and G Laxmi Priya as Secretary-II to the newly elected Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.As per an order, the posts of Additional Chief Secretary/Secretary-I to Chief Minister and Secretary-II to Chief Minister would be equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre posts of "Chief Secretary" and "Registrar of Cooperative Societies" respectively under the IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016."Dr P Senthilkumar, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department is transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary/ Secretary-I to Chief Minister Tmt G.Laxmi Priya, IAS, Secretary to Government, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department is transferred and posted as Secretary-II to Chief Minister," the official order read."The Government declare that the post of Additional Chief Secretary/Secretary I to Chief Minister and the post of Secretary-II to Chief Minister created in paras 1 and 2 above be equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre posts of "Chief Secretary" and "Registrar of Cooperative Societies" specified in Schedule II-A of the IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016," it added.

On C Joseph Vijay swearing-in as the new Chief Minister of the state, veteran Tamil film producer Pyramid Natarajan (V Natarajan) says, "Vijay will give a corruption-free government."

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief C Joseph Vijay takes charge as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat.

மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சராகப் பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ள தமிழக வெற்றிக் கழகத் தலைவர் திரு. @ActorVijay அவர்களுக்கு எனது மனப்பூர்வமான வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.

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Congress MP and TVK alliance partner Rahul Gandhi congratulates C Joseph Vijay after he took oath as chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay after he took oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, assuring continued cooperation between the Centre and the state government for the welfare of the people.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Congratulations to Thiru C. Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Best wishes for his tenure ahead. The Central Government will keep working with the Tamil Nadu Government to improve the lives of people."

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Nine Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leaders, including party leaders N Anand and Aadhav Arjuna, on Sunday took the oath as Ministers of Tamil Nadu as the new era of state politics began, bringing an end to the duopoly of DMK and AIADMK.Other TVK leaders, KA Sengottaiyan, KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, TK Prabhu and S Keerthana, were also sworn in as ministers in the new cabinet of first-time Chief Minister Vijay.They took an oath along with Vijay after his majestic success in the debut elections.The oath was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar; meanwhile, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Vijay's parents, actress Trisha Krishna and others were present at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to embrace the occasion.Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Vijay welcomed and greeted Governor Arlekar to the venue. The TVK chief also introduced the Governor to all the ministers-designate.The 2026 Tamil Nadu elections were registered in history books after the state declared an unprecedented mandate for Vijay. While TVK ended up winning 108 out of 234 seats in its maiden political stint, it was for the first time in the history of state politics that both legacy 'Dravidian' parties were ousted from power.However, Vijay couldn't attain majority on its own and was later offered support by Congress (5), CPI-M (2), CPI (2), VCK (2) and IUML (2), which were earlier the allies of Secular Progressive Alliance led by DMK.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Chandrasekhar Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the thirteenth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following his majestic success in debut elections.The oath was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar; meanwhile, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Vijay's parents, actress Trisha Krishna and others were present at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to embrace the occasion. Apart from Vijay, nine other TVK leaders, including N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, TK Prabhu and S Keerthana, will take oath as ministers in his maiden cabinet.

TVK leaders P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan and Dr TK Prabhu take oath as Ministers for the state of Tamil Nadu.

TVK leaders N. Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, Dr KG Arunraj, and KA Sengottaiyan take oath as Ministers for the state of Tamil Nadu.

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administers the oath of office to Aadhav Arjuna as cabinet minister of Tamil Nadu.

VIDEO | Chennai: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administers the oath of office to Aadhav Arjuna as cabinet minister of Tamil Nadu.

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Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput, on TVK chief Vijay's oath-taking ceremony as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, said, "Vijay taking oath as Tamil Nadu's CM is a befitting reply to the communal forces trying to conspire against him through the Governor."

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly.