Udhayanidhi Stalin Not Second But Third Rank In TN Govt: Know Full List Of Cabinet Ministers

Tamil Nadu's cabinet, which includes 35 ministers, now sees KN Nehru, Minister for Municipal Administration, and I Periyasamy, Minister for Rural Development, rounding out the top five.

Udhayanidhi, having previously served as the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, will continue to oversee these portfolios along with new responsibilities.

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Udhayanidhi Stalin has been officially designated as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, according to a government order issued on September 29, 2024. However, he is now ranked third in the cabinet under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin as against the expected second rank in Tamil Nadu government. Prior to his new role, Udhayanidhi held the 10th position in the council of ministers.

The inter-se seniority list places CM Stalin in the first position, followed by veteran leader Duraimurugan in the second. Udhayanidhi, having previously served as the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, will continue to oversee these portfolios along with new responsibilities, such as Special Programme Implementation, Poverty Alleviation, and Rural Indebtedness.

Tamil Nadu's cabinet, which includes 35 ministers, now sees KN Nehru, Minister for Municipal Administration, and I Periyasamy, Minister for Rural Development, rounding out the top five.

1. MK Stalin – Chief Minister (Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, Other All India Service, District Revenue Officers, Police, Home, Special Initiatives, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons)
2. Duraimurugan – Minister for Water Resources (Irrigation Projects, Legislative Assembly, Governor and Ministry, Elections and Passports, Minerals and Mines)
3. Udhayanidhi Stalin – Deputy Chief Minister (Youth Welfare, Sports Development, Special Programme Implementation, Poverty Alleviation, Rural Indebtedness, Planning and Development)
4. KN Nehru – Minister for Municipal Administration (Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply)
5. I Periyasamy – Minister for Rural Development (Panchayats, Panchayat Union)
6. K Ponmudy – Minister for Forests
7. EV Velu – Minister for Public Works (Buildings, Highways, Minor Ports)
8. MRK Panneerselvam – Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Waste Land Development)
9. KKSSR Ramachandran – Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management (District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management)
10. Thangam Thennarasu – Minister for Finance and Environment Climate Change (Finance, Pensions, Archaeology, Pollution Control Board)
11. Regupathy – Minister for Law (Courts, Prisons, Prevention of Corruption)
12. S. Muthusamy – Minister for Housing and Urban Development (Rural Housing, Town Planning, Accommodation Control, Urban Development)
13. KR Periakaruppan – Minister for Co-operation
14. T.M. Anbarasan – Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Rural Industries
15. M.P. Saminathan – Minister for Tamil Development, Information & Publicity (Film Technology, Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control)
16. P. Geetha Jeevan – Minister for Social Welfare & Women Empowerment (Welfare of Women and Children, Orphanages, Child Development, Nutritious Meal Programme)
17. Anitha R. Radhakrishnan – Minister for Fisheries (Fishermen Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries Development Corporation)
18. R.S. Rajakannappan – Minister for Milk & Dairy Development (Khadi and Village Industries)
19. R. Rajendran – Minister for Tourism (Sugar, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development)
20. R. Sakkarapani – Minister for Food and Civil Supplies (Consumer Protection, Price Control)
21. Senthilbalaji – Minister for Electricity (Non-Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition, Molasses)
22. R. Gandhi – Minister for Handlooms and Textiles (Boodhan and Gramadhan)
23. Ma. Subramanian – Minister for Health & Family Welfare (Medical Education, Family Welfare)
24. P. Moorthy – Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration (Weights and Measures, Money Lending, Chits, Registration of Companies)
25. S.S. Sivasankar – Minister for Transport (Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act)
26. P.K. Sekarbabu – Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (CMDA)
27. Dr. Govi Chezhiaan – Minister for Higher Education (Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology)
28. Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan – Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
29. S.M. Nasar – Minister for Minorities Welfare (Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees, Wakf Board)
30. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi – Minister for School Education
31. Siva. V. Meyyanathan – Minister for Backward Classes Welfare (Most Backward Classes Welfare, Denotified Communities Welfare)
32. C.V. Ganesan – Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development (Population, Employment, Census, Urban and Rural Employment)
33. Dr. T.R.B. Rajaa – Minister for Industries
34. Dr. M. Mathiventhan – Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare (Hill Tribes, Bonded Labour Welfare)
35. N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj – Minister for Human Resources Management