Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday announced a series of appointments, including retaining party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin's son Udhayandhi as its Youth Wing Secretary and replacing Kanimozhi with Helen Davidson in the women's wing.


Kanimozhi was last month named as the party's deputy general secretary.


Davidson replaces the Lok Sabha MP as the DMK's Women's Wing Secretary, according to an announcement from the party's general secretary and state Minister Duraimurugan.


Udhayanidhi is Legislator from the city's Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly segment.


Duraimurugan announced the appointment of nine deputy secretaries to the youth wing.


The party also announced appointing members to different posts in the women's wing. 


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After the announcement, Udhayanidhi Stalin said, "I thanked DMK president @mkstalin who nurtured and strengthened the youth wing of the party for the past 40 years for giving me the opportunity again to serve as the secretary of @dmk_youthwing. I take pride in coordinating the talented young people of the club."



Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday inaugurated completed projects in his Kolathur constituency in the city and laid the foundation stone for various initiatives.


The CM laid foundation stone for projects worth an estimated Rs 38.98 crore, an official release said.


Among others, he inaugurated a hostel building and a renovated badminton court.


He played badminton with students there and gave away sports equipment to them, it said.