Monday, AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa, took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor K Rosaiah at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium. With Jayalalithaa the twenty eight ministers, including her trusted lieutenant and finance minister O Panneerselvam, also sworn in.
This is Jayalalithaa's second consecutive and sixth term as the chief minister of the state. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his congratulations on Twitter.
Earlier, she called on Rosaiah at the Raj Bhavan and submitted a letter informing him of her election as the Leader of the AIADMK legislature party. Rosaiah then congratulated her and gave a letter inviting her to form the government.
An official release from the Raj Bhavan said "Jayalalithaa furnished a list of people to be appointed ministers in her cabinet that was approved by Governor Rosaiah”.