Cong to have 2 ministers in Tamil Nadu, to join TN cabinet after 59 yrs

NEW DELHI: (May 20) The Congress will be part of the Tamil Nadu cabinet after a gap of 59 years as two of its MLAs, Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan, will take oath as ministers on Thursday, the party said on Wednesday.

Announcing the decision, AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said, "INC President Sh Mallikarjun Kharge ji has approved the induction of INC MLAs Adv. Rajesh Kumar and Thiru P Vishwanathan into the Tamil Nadu cabinet led by CM Thiru Vijay, and they will be taking oath as Ministers tomorrow."

"This is a historic occasion for us, as the Congress joins the Tamil Nadu cabinet after a long gap of 59 years!" he said in a post on X.