▁and ▁advise ▁Governor ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Article ▁ 1 6 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Constitution , ▁ ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁Minister s ▁serve ▁under ▁the ▁pleasure ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁he / she ▁may ▁remove ▁them , ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁whenever ▁they ▁want . ▁ ▁For ▁other ▁prov isions ▁as ▁to ▁Minister s ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Article ▁ 1 6 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Constitution , ▁ ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁▁ ▁Like ▁any ▁Indian ▁state , ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁is ▁the ▁real ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁state ▁administration . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁heads ▁the ▁state ▁cabinet . ▁The ▁current ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁is ▁Ed app adi ▁K . ▁Pal an is amy . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁▁ ▁Like ▁any ▁state , ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁is ▁the ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁senior ▁minister ▁of ▁cabinet ▁after ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁and ▁mostly ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁vac ant . ▁The ▁current ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁is ▁Pan ne ers el v am . O ▁ ▁State ▁Cab inet ▁▁ ▁As ▁per ▁Indian ▁Constitution , ▁all ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁state ▁government ▁is ▁v ested ▁in ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁who ▁dist ribute ▁various ▁port folio ▁to ▁individual ▁minister s ▁whom ▁he ▁nomin ates ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Governor . ▁The ▁state ▁governor ▁appoint s ▁individual ▁minister s ▁for ▁various ▁port fol ios ▁and ▁depart ments