12th Tamil Nadu Assembly
Introduction '''Twelfth Assembly''' of Tamil Nadu was instituted after the victory of AIADMK and allies, in the 2001 state assembly election. O. Panneerselvam officially became the 13th and J. Jayalalithaa became the 14th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu due to the election. Even though Jayalalithaa was the Chief Minister between 14 May and 21 September 2001, the Supreme Court of India, declared that she did not legally hold the post, due to corruption charges from her previous Chief ministership.
Overview DepartmentMinisterSpeakerK. KalimuthuDeputy SpeakerA. ArunachalamLeader of the HouseC. PonnaiyanLeader of OppositionK. Anbazhagan
Chief Ministers Chief MinisterTook officeLeft officeTermJ. Jayalalithaa85px14 May 200121 September 2001 daysO. Panneerselvam85px 21 September 20012 March 2002 daysJ. Jayalalithaa85px2 March 200212 May 2006  days
Council of Ministers DepartmentMinisterChief MinisterO. Panneerselvam (21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002) J. Jayalalithaa (14 May 2001 – 21 September 2001)(2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006)Deputy Chief Minister''None''Finance and LawC. PonnaiyanPublic AccountsS. R. BalasubramoniyanPublic UndertakingsR. JeevananthamM. C. Sampath
See also *Government of Tamil Nadu*Legislature of Tamil Nadu
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