O Panneerselvam takes oath as Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
O Panneerselvam on Monday took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, hours after the merger of rival AIADMK factions was announced. He was also allotted the Finance Ministry, a portfolio which was held by D Jeyakumar until now. Panneerselvam's close aide K Pandiarajan was sworn-in as Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture.