R. Rajendran (Salem-North) and S.M. Nasar (Avadi) — also took the oath of office and secrecy in a simple ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan

The party, rallying in his support, campaigned that national icons like Periyar EV Ramasamy, Dr BR Ambedkar and Naryana Guru had spoken against discrimination including those based on a person's birth.

Udhayanidhi Stalin is Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister, Senthil Balaji back as Minister as MK Stalin reshuffles cabinet

He repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "29 paisa Modi" as the Centre returned only "29 paisa out of every one rupee paid as tax" to the Union government by the state and this helped the ruling DMK further strengthen its narrative against the BJP and its allies that the state suffered at the hands of the Saffron party-led dispensation.

V Senthil Balaji, Dr Govi Chezhiaan and R Rajendran were, on Sunday, inducted into the Tamil Nadu Cabinet as they took oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath to the three ministers as newly-appointed Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi,