The
Tamil Nadu Government is efficiently run under the Chief Minister, Governor and the different ministers of the state. The capital of the state is Chennai. It is one of the southern most state of India.
The total area of Tamil Nadu is 130,058 square kilometers and it has a population of 55 million.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi. He is one of the founder members of DMK and had been selected a President of DMK 1969 onwards. He represented the State Assembly for a number of times in his political career. Karunanidhi has been the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1969 to 71, 1971 to 76, 1989 to 91 and 1996 to 2001.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu is Mr Surjit Singh Barnala. He was elected the MLA and remained in the Barnala Assembly Constituency till 1999. Later, he became the Education Minister of Punjab. In the later years, he was selected as an MP during the tenure of Morarji Desai. He became the Chief Minister of Punjab in 1985. In 2004, he was again selected the
Governor of Tamil Nadu for a second time.
Some of Ministry and their departments
Government of Tamil Nadu are mentioned here
Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi the Chief Minister administers departments like
Prevention of Corruption
Home
Information Technology
Prohibition and Excise
Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance
Thiru M.K. Stalin, Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration
Thiru Veerapandi S. Arumugam, Minister for Agriculture
Thiru K.N. Nehru, Minister for Transport
Thiru Pongalur N. Palanisamy, Minister for Rural Industries
Thiru N. Suresh Rajan, Minister for Tourism
Thiru Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, Minister for Information
Thiru K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, Minister for Health
Thiru Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for School Education
Thiru T. P. M. Moideen Khan,Minister for Environment
Dr. (Tmt.) Poongothai, Minister for Social Welfare
Tmt. Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Animal Husbandry
Thiru K. P. P. Sami, Minister for Fisheries
For more information on the Tamil Nadu Government the following pages can be consulted
Tamil Nadu Governor
Tamil Nadu Chief Minster
Tamil Nadu Ministries and Departments
