DMK MLA TRB Rajaa has sworn-in as a Tamil Nadu Minister on Thursday - May 11 at an intimate ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Chennai. 46-year-old Rajaa has been representing the Mannargudi constituency in the current assembly and has become one of the youngest ministers in Chief Minister MK Stalin's cabinet. 

TRB Rajaa is the son of senior DMK MP and party's treasurer TR Baalu and he has also been serving as the secretary of DMK's IT Wing. On Tuesday, MK Stalin has made a major rejig to his cabinet as he expelled Minister Avadi Nasar from the Council of Ministers and announced that TRB Rajaa will be inducted to the cabinet. The government has released an official statement stating that Governor RN Ravi has approved MK Stalin's recommendation of inducting TRB Rajaa into the cabinet. 

It was also announced that Rajaa will swear-in as a Minister at 10.30 am on Thursday. As announced, Rajaa took oath to office at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan and Governor RN Ravi had administered the oath of office and secrecy and extended his greetings to the new minister. The swearing-in ceremony had the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin, state ministers, senior DMK leaders, and high-ranking dignitaries. 

The ceremony had lasted around fifteen minutes after which the Governor and the new council of ministers headed by MK Stalin rubbed shoulders for a group photo. Congratulating his son on becoming a minister, DMK MP TR Baalu said that he is expecting his son to bring prosperity to Tamil Nadu. TRB Rajaa has also become one of the youngest ministers in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet.  

TRB Rajaa has joined the club of ministers who are below 50 years of age. The club already has Mathiventhan (36), Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi (45), and Udhayanidhi Stalin (45) as young ministers of Tamil Nadu. TRB Rajaa was appointed as DMK's IT Wing Secretary in January 2022, after Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan resigned from the post. As a graduate from the University of Madras, Rajaa holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Management from Vels University. He got elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Mannargudi constituency for three consecutive times - 2011, 2016, and 2021. 

#WATCH | Chennai: Mannargudi DMK MLA Dr TRB Rajaa being sworn in as Minister of Tamil Nadu cabinet, at Raj Bhawan pic.twitter.com/Y3jeV1H4Hd

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