Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday sacked three ministers and inducted as many besides rejigging the portfolios of some others.
She dropped Agriculture Minister S Damodaran, Labour Minister K T Pachamal and Revenue Minister B V Ramanaa from her council of ministers, a Raj Bhavan communique said.
Ms Jayalalithaa, who is also the General Secretary of ruling AIADMK, sacked six party functionaries, including Ramana, from party posts.
In yet another reshuffle of the ministry after she assumed office in 2011, she re-inducted S S Krishnamoorthy, S P Velumani and Gokula Indira, dropped on earlier occasions, into the ministry and they would be sworn-in at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
K P Munuswamy, who now holds Municipal Administration and Rural Development, has been given Labour Ministry.
The Chief Minister allocated Agriculture portfolio to Agri Krishnamoorthy, Municipal Administration to Velumani and Handloom and Textile Ministry to Indira.
According to sources, Pachamal earned the wrath of the Chief Minister for AIADMK's defeat in Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat against BJP. Pachamal represents Kanyakumari assembly segment.
The reason why Ramana faced the action could not be ascertained immediately.
Sources said K P Anbhazagan, who represents Dharmapuri assembly segment, had to pay the price for the defeat of AIADMK candidate by PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss.
In Puducherry, the lone Lok Sabha seat was won by ruling AINRC headed by Chief Minister N Ranagaswamy.
She dropped Agriculture Minister S Damodaran, Labour Minister K T Pachamal and Revenue Minister B V Ramanaa from her council of ministers, a Raj Bhavan communique said.
Ms Jayalalithaa, who is also the General Secretary of ruling AIADMK, sacked six party functionaries, including Ramana, from party posts.
In yet another reshuffle of the ministry after she assumed office in 2011, she re-inducted S S Krishnamoorthy, S P Velumani and Gokula Indira, dropped on earlier occasions, into the ministry and they would be sworn-in at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
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K P Munuswamy, who now holds Municipal Administration and Rural Development, has been given Labour Ministry.
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The Chief Minister allocated Agriculture portfolio to Agri Krishnamoorthy, Municipal Administration to Velumani and Handloom and Textile Ministry to Indira.
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According to sources, Pachamal earned the wrath of the Chief Minister for AIADMK's defeat in Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat against BJP. Pachamal represents Kanyakumari assembly segment.
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The reason why Ramana faced the action could not be ascertained immediately.
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Sources said K P Anbhazagan, who represents Dharmapuri assembly segment, had to pay the price for the defeat of AIADMK candidate by PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss.
In Puducherry, the lone Lok Sabha seat was won by ruling AINRC headed by Chief Minister N Ranagaswamy.
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