Chennai:
AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has been sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. This is her second consecutive term, and sixth overall. Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony took place at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai. 28 other ministers from the AIADMK also took oath shortly after Jayalalithaa.
Watch: Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony. Jayalalithaa takes oath to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Jayalalithaa's historic swearing-in ceremony ends. Everyone in the auditorium rise for the national anthem. This is the first time in 3 decades that Tamil Nadu will see a chief minister take successive terms in office.
Chorus of the mass oath taking of 28 ministers fills the auditorium as Jayalalithaa sits centre stage.
Jayalalithaa signing the official document after being sworn-in as chief minister.
28 ministers take mass oath after Jayalalithaa is sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
This is Jayalalithaa's second consecutive term as chief minister, and sixth overall. Her first term was between 1991-96, second 2001-06 and third 2011-16. For nearly six months, starting September 2001 she was out of office after she was unseated by Supreme Court vis-a-vis electoral disqualification in the TANSI case. Between September 29, 2014 and May 22, 2015 she was out of office again after she was disqualified as a legislator and consequently lost chief ministership following her conviction in a graft case by a trial court in Bengaluru which was later set aside by Karnataka High Court. Altogether, she was sworn in as chief minister five times (1991-96, May-September 2001, 2002-06, 2011-14, 2015-16).
J Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister for second straight term.
Jayalalithaa reaches the venue (Madras University Centenary Auditorium) in Chennai where her swearing-in ceremony has begun.
Jayalalithaa's cavalcade approaching the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai where she will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at noon.
Jayalalithaa and AIADMK made history last week by winning a second consecutive term in Tamil Nadu - a state that had been alternately electing the AIADMK and arch rival DMK to power for three decades.
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is on her way to the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai for her swearing-in ceremony scheduled at noon.
DMK's MK Stalin, AIADMK's arch political rival, arrives at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai for Jayalalithaa's swearing in ceremony.
Jayalalithaa will take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at noon today.
Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony will be shown on giant LED screens mounted on vans of the Information and Public Relations Department in districts across Tamil Nadu except Thanjavur and Karur where elections to Thanjavur and Aravkurichi are now scheduled to be held next month after deferment.
In 2011, her swearing-in was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was then the Gujarat Chief Minister and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, besides a host of others. For today's swearing-in ceremony Venkaiah Naidu will represent the Centre as Prime Minister Modi is in Iran for a state visit. DMK's Stalin is also expected to attend the ceremony.
Her first term was between 1991-96, second 2001-06 and third 2011-16. For nearly six months, starting September 2001 she was out of office after she was unseated by Supreme Court vis-a-vis electoral disqualification in the TANSI case. Between September 29, 2014 and May 22, 2015 she was out of office again after she was disqualified as a legislator and consequently lost chief ministership following her conviction in a graft case by a trial court in Bengaluru which was later set aside by Karnataka High Court. Altogether, she was sworn in as chief minister five times (1991-96, May-September 2001, 2002-06, 2011-14, 2015-16).
The interiors and exteriors of the auditorium have been spruced up and decorated for Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony. The building was illuminated by glittering ornamental lights since Saturday evening. In addition to the auditorium premises, the chambers of the chief minister and her Cabinet colleagues in the centuries-old Fort St George have also been spruced up with a new coat of paint giving it a fresh look.
The stately auditorium has a special significance for Jayalalithaa as she was first sworn-in as chief minister in Chennai on June 24, 1991 by the then Governor, Bhishma Narain Singh. In 2011 too, she took the oath of office at the same premises.
The Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai is all decked up for the swearing-in ceremony of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, who will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for the sixth time, today. She will be sworn-in for a second consecutive tenure along with 28 ministers.
