Mannargudi MLA TRB Rajaa was sworn in as minister by governor R N Ravi on Thursday.
The governor administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rajaa in the Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan. He will helm the industries department.
Chief Minister M K Stalin and cabinet colleagues were present in the swearing in, along with members of Rajaa’s family.
Rajaa has been elected thrice to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Mannargudi. He was appointed the first secretary of DMK’s NRI Wing and then as the 2nd Secretary of the DMK’s IT Wing after its former secretary and Finance Minister of Tamilnadu PTR had resigned from the post due to governmental work load. After DMK came back to power in 2021, Rajaa was appointed a member in the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission and as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee on Estimates by the CM Thiru. M K Stalin. He was also declared as the Substitute Speaker of the Assembly by the Speaker of TN Legislative Assembly M Appavu.