Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa today reshuffled her Cabinet. According to a government release, Industries minister C Shanmugavelu will hand over the portfolio to S P Velumani, who was earlier the minister for special programme, a portfolio created to implement the promises made by the AIADMK during the 2011 Assembly. It will now be headed by M C Sampath.
Shanmugavelu has now been moved to rural industries includnig cottage and small industries. This porfolio was held by M C Sampath.
T K M Chinnaya who was holding the portfolios including backward classes, most backward classes and denotified communities, overseas Indians, refugees and evacuees and miniorities including wakf has been appointed as minister for environment, while his earlier portfolios have now been allocated to A Mohammed John.
The portfolios of animal husbandry, milk and dairy development held by C Karuppasamy is now allotted to N R Sivapathi, and Karuppasamy is designated as minister for Sports and Youth Welfare.