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Following death of Jayalalitha, state Finance Minister O Panneerselvam has been appointed as new chief minister of Tamil Nadu. He took oath as new CM a short while ago. 15 ministers also took oath along with him.
Earlier MLAS from Ms Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK met at the party’s headquarters in Chennai and chosen Mr Panneerselvam to lead them in the state assembly.
Mr Panneerselvam, a staunch Jayalalithaa loyalist, had earlier stood in twice as chief minister when she had to step down. After Ms Jayalalithaa was hospitalised in September, Mr Panneerselvam was given charge of the eight ministries the chief minister personally supervised and also chaired cabinet meetings.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, one of the country’s most powerful and popular politicians, has died at Chennai’s Apollo hospital where she was admitted since September 22. The 68-year-old leader died at 11.30 pm on Monday, a day after she had a massive cardiac arrest, the hospital said in a statement.