Udhayanidhi likely to be made Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

The ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu is likely to elevate Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to Deputy Chief Minister, sources told India Today. This move is similar to that of his father, MK Stalin, who became Deputy CM after the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

DMK's youth wing leader and MLA from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, Udhayanidhi, was sworn-in as a



minister of the DMK cabinet in December 2022.

According to the sources, Udhayanidhi was supposed to be made Deputy CM twice this year. But, hit by controversies, DMK's plans didn't work out.

In January this year, the plan to make him Deputy CM was dropped due to the Sanatana Dharma controversy and later due to the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.