New Delhi: Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji and K Ponmoodi left the cabinet led by Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday, the news agency PTI said, cited Raj Bhavan. Governor RN Ravi has accepted the resignation of the two leaders.
SS Shivsankar has been additionally assigned power portfolio. S. Muthusamy will also handle prohibition and excise duty. RS Rajkinappan will now look after the forests and Khadi and has been appointed as the Minister of Forest and Khadi.
Additionally, CM Stalin has recommended the inclusion of T Mano Thangraj, MLA from Padmanabhapuram assembly constituency in the cabinet.
The swearing -in ceremony for the new minister’s designation has been scheduled on Monday, April 28 at Raj Bhawan, Chennai.
The resignation of both ministers comes as both DMK leaders face legal challenges, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition. Cash-identity scamIn which Senthil Balaji is one of the main accused.
This petition has challenged clubbing of four separate chargesheets – related to corrupt practices in the appointments of assistant engineers, junior trades, conductors and drivers – related to the appointment of junior engineers with an existing case.
On Wednesday, the Madras High Court mentioned that the comments made by Shivism, Vaishnavism, and women against women were on the Prima Facial Hash and decided to start the proceedings of Suu Motu against him in that regard.
The judge said, “Prima Facial, it was clear that her comments reduce the moral value of sexual workers, especially women, and were calculated for harmony and peace between religious groups and various sects.”
The judge said that the comments were completely derogatory towards women and deliberately hated two main sects of poison and Hinduism. The judge directed to initiate proceedings as the Tamil Nadu failed to register an FIR against the Police Minister, as suggested by the High Court last week.
According to the court, according to the order of the Supreme Court, the police is mandatory to register a case against such abusive language even in the absence of formal complaints.
