Jayalalithaa Returns As Tamil Nadu CM, Ilayaraja, Rajinikanth Attend Swearing In

Former Forest Minister MSM Anandan and ailing P Chenthur Pandian, who was a Minister without portfolio, were omitted while former minister, Agri Krishnamurthy, arrested in connection with the suicide of an official, was left out.

Incidentally, Ministers were sworn-in in two batches of 14 each, making the formal event a short one. They, including outgoing chief minister O Panneerselvam, were seen reverentially greeting their leader with folded hands after taking over.

The swearing-in was also attended by actors Sivakumar and his son Karthi, industry captains like N Srinivasan of India Cements and some religious heads.

This time, the ministers and other supporters were all smiles in stark contrast to that of the low-key swearing-in ceremony on September 29, when Panneerselvam became the stop-gap CM, two days after Jayalalithaa's conviction.

He had resigned yesterday after she was elected AIADMK Legislature Party Leader following her acquittal in the case.

On the occasion of Jayalalithaa's return to power, party supporters from various parts of the state flooded Chennai, giving the police a tough time managing the surging crowds, especially in the vicinity of the swearing-in venue.

Security kept a close vigil as the AIADMK supremo drove from her Poes Garden residence to traverse a seven km route to reach the venue.
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