Tamil Nadu CM drops IT minister from cabinet
\'TN Guv has accepted recommendation of CM to drop M Manikandan from the Council of Ministers,\' read a statement from Raj Bhavan.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2019-08-08 04:28 GMT
Chennai: M Manikandan has been dropped as the Minister for Information Technology from the Tamil Nadu Cabinet following which now R B Udhayakumar will take charge of the portfolio.
"The Governor of Tamil Nadu has accepted the recommendation of the Chief Minister to drop M Manikandan, Minister for Information Technology from the Council of Ministers," read a statement from Raj Bhavan.
"Based on the recommendation of the Chief Minister, the portfolio of Information Technology has been re-allocated to R B Udhayakumar, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, who shall be re-designated as Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management and Information Technology," the statement added.