Udhayanidhi Stalin likely to be Appointed Deputy CM: Big news is coming from Tamil Nadu. Here Udhayanidhi Stalin will be made the Deputy Chief Minister. His name can be announced any time today (18 September 2024). The party will issue an official release regarding this. Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, is currently the Sports and Youth Welfare Minister of the state.
According to sources, his name can be announced for the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the next 24 hours. MK Stalin had hinted at making Udhayanidhi Stalin the Deputy Chief Minister before leaving for the US visit earlier this month. In August this year, Tamil Nadu minister Rajkannappan had also hinted at making Udhayanidhi Stalin the Deputy CM. However, Rajkannappan immediately corrected his mistake and said that he could call Udhayanidhi the Deputy Chief Minister only after August 19.
Lok Sabha Elections The party had won a big victory in
Let us tell you that Udhayanidhi was credited with the victory of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the recently held parliamentary elections. His campaign played an important role in getting the party a big victory. Sources say that the party wants to take advantage of Udhayanidhi’s image and make him the Deputy CM to achieve a big victory in the assembly elections to be held in 2026.
Udhayanidhi Stalin has been in controversies
Udhayanidhi Stalin had come into controversy over his comments on Sanatan Dharma. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had then called DMK an anti-Hindu party. In September last year, Udhayanidhi had said that Sanatan Dharma should be abolished. After this, he was severely criticized. Even after the controversy grew, he stood by his stand and said that he would face the cases legally. At the same time, BJP is constantly attacking the party over this.