DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday admitted that the clamour within his party has grown stronger to elevate his son and Sports Minister, Udhayanidhi as his deputy but indicated the time is yet to come.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of his official programmes here, Stalin, when asked about demands gaining strength from a cross-section within the party to make Udhayanidhi the deputy CM and whether he would consider it, he said: "The demand has grown stronger; but it has not ripened." The CM is seen as hinting that the right time for elevating Udhayanidhi is yet to come. For quite some time, there are expectations within the party that Udhayanidhi will be made the deputy chief minister.
Udhayanidhi, besides being the sports and youth welfare minister, also handles the key portfolio of special programmes implementation.
He inspects, reviews implementation of key projects such as the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-2.
The CM did not respond when asked about the chances of a Cabinet reshuffle.
Stalin, in his Kolathur Assembly constituency, inspected progress of ongoing projects (including setting up of a 230 KV (230/33) electricity sub-station), all together worth about Rs 355.23 crore.
He inaugurated school buildings, additional classrooms, 10 high-mast light towers and similar projects constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 8.45 crore.
He laid the foundation stone for the Chennai primary school to be built at a cost of Rs 3.25 crore.
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