Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today sacked Animal Husbandry Minister TKM Chinnayya and relieved him and Health Minister C Vijayabaskar from their party posts.
A Raj Bhavan press release said, "Governor K Rosaiah accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to drop Chinnayya from the Council of Ministers."
Suburban Tambaram-based Mr Chinnayya rose through the AIADMK ranks and went on to become a Minister when Ms Jayalalithaa assumed office in 2011.
The Animal Husbandry portfolio held by Mr Chinnayya has now been allocated to Social Welfare Minister B Valarmathi, the release said.
She also stripped Mr Chinnayya from his post of Kancheepuram East District Secretary.
For Mr Rajendran, the appointment marks a comeback as he has been lying low since 2013 when an investigative website alleged that he was among 11 Members of Parliament who had come forward to recommend a fictitious firm for money. He was also allegedly caught on a hidden camera agreeing to the deal.
Mr Rajendran will also be in charge of party affairs in Kancheepuram Central District, she said.
A Raj Bhavan press release said, "Governor K Rosaiah accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to drop Chinnayya from the Council of Ministers."
Suburban Tambaram-based Mr Chinnayya rose through the AIADMK ranks and went on to become a Minister when Ms Jayalalithaa assumed office in 2011.
The Animal Husbandry portfolio held by Mr Chinnayya has now been allocated to Social Welfare Minister B Valarmathi, the release said.
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She also stripped Mr Chinnayya from his post of Kancheepuram East District Secretary.
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For Mr Rajendran, the appointment marks a comeback as he has been lying low since 2013 when an investigative website alleged that he was among 11 Members of Parliament who had come forward to recommend a fictitious firm for money. He was also allegedly caught on a hidden camera agreeing to the deal.
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Mr Rajendran will also be in charge of party affairs in Kancheepuram Central District, she said.
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