She was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala at the University Centenary Hall. Jayalalithaa will head a 34-member government in the 14th Tamil Nadu assembly.
Barnala also administered oath of office to the council of ministers, days after the AIADMK-led alliance dealt a crushing blow to the DMK-led alliance led by M. Karunanidhi.
Senior politicians like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu as well as Tamil film personalities were present at the event.
The swearing in ceremony was also attended by Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan, DMDK leaders A. Vijayakanth and Panrutti S. Ramachandran, SMK leader R. Sarathkumar and his wife Radhika.
Chief Justice of Madras High Court M.Y. Eqbal other judges and members of the Bar Council were also present.
A large number of people gathered at the venue. People lined up on both sides of the road starting from Jayalalithaa’s residence at Poes Garden and along the entire stretch of Kamaraj Salai on the Marina till the Madras University campus.
Two giant screens were installed outside the venue so that people could view the swearing in ceremony.
The AIADMK-led front won 203 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. AIADMK won 150 seats – 146 on its own and four by allies who fought under its election symbol.
THE J JAYALALITHAA CABINET
1. J Jayalalithaa: Public, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, General Administration, District Revenue Officers, Prevention of Corruption, Police, Home
2. O Panneerselvam: Finance, Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections and Passports
3. K A Sengottaiyan: Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Cooperatives, Horticulture, Sugarcane Cess, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
4. Natham R Viswanathan: Electricity, Non-Conventional Energy Development, Prohibition and Excise, Molasses
5. K P Munusamy: Municipal Administration, Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Rural Indebtedness, Urban and Rural Water Supply
6. C Shanmugavelu: Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives
7. R Vaithilingam: Housing, Rural Housing and Housing Development, Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
8. S S Krishnamoorthy: Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control
9. C Karuppasamy: Animal Husbandry, Milk and Dairy Development
10. P Palaniappan: Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology
11. Ve Shanumgam: School Education and Archaeology
12. Sellur K Raju: Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare
13. K T Pachamal: Forests and Cinchona
14. Edappadi K Palanisamy: Highways and Minor Ports
15. S P Shanmuganathan: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE), Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture
16. K V Ramalingam: Public Works, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation, Programme Works
17. S P Velumani: Implementation of Special Programmes including implemenation of the Election manifesto
18. T K M Chinnayya: Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Overseas Indians, Refugees & Evacuees
19. M C Sampath: Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries
20. P Thangamani: Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Weights and Measures, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits, Registration of Companies
21. G Senthamizhan: Information and Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Stationery and Printing and Government Press.
22. S Gokula Indira: Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act
23. Selvi Ramajayam: Social Welfare including Women’s and Children’s Welfare, Nutritious Noon Meal, Orphanages and Correctional Administration, Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes, Welfare of the Differently abled and Social Reforms
24. B V Ramanaa: Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Boad, Bhoothan and Gramadhan
25. R B Udhayakumar: Information Technology
26. N Subramanian: Adi Dravidar Welfare, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour
27. V Senthil Balaji: Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act
28. N Mariyam Pichai: Environment and Pollution Control, Minorities Welfare including Wakf
29. K A Jayapal: Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation
30. E Subaya: Law, Courts and Prisons, Personnel and Administrative Reforms
31. Budhichandhiran: Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation
32. S T Chellapandian: Labour, Population, Employment and Training, Newsprint Control, Census and Urban and Rural Employment
33. Dr V S Vijay: Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
34. N R Sivapathi: Sports and Youth Welfare
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