You’ll be able to name Udhayanidhi Stalin deputy CM after Aug 19: Tamil Nadu minister R S Rajakannappan | Chennai Information

Rajakannappan and Udhayanidhi Stalin.”

CHENNAI: Was it a Freudian slip or a deliberate slip up? Whereas addressing a gathering at an occasion to launch the ‘Tamil Puthalvan‘ scheme in Ramanathapuram on Friday, Tamil Nadu backward lessons minister R S Rajakannappan referred to Udhayanidhi Stalin as “deputy chief minister”. He corrected himself and stated Udhayanidhi was sports activities minister, however cadres may name him deputy CM after Aug 19.
Rajakannappan whereas addressing the assembly in Ramanathapuram, stated, “There’s a division for ability growth headed by our deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin.” He shortly corrected himself saying Udhayanidhi was nonetheless sports activities minister. “However you may name him deputy CM solely after August 19,” stated the minister.
Speak of Udhayanidhi being made deputy CM has been making the rounds in energy corridors. The hypothesis gained momentum within the wake of chief minister M Okay Stalin‘s US go to by this month-end. Final week, Stalin himself informed reporters in Chennai that “time was not ripe” to raise Udhayanidhi, hinting that govt had no plans to make him deputy CM anytime quickly.
A senior DMK functionary near Stalin, searching for anonymity, dismissed Rajakannappan’s feedback as baseless, saying, “DMK has no such plans.”