The reinstatement last week of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader V Senthil Balaji as Tamil Nadu's Electricity, Excise, and Prohibition Minister has prompted a rival politician to lob the 'washing machine' jibe.

TN Guv R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the four new ministers at the Raj Bhavan. Senthil Balaji was assigned the portfolios of Electricity, Excise and Prohibition.

After spending 471 days in prison, V Senthil Balaji was released on bail and praised by Chief Minister M K Stalin for his sacrifice and resolve. Stalin accused the Enforcement Directorate of targeting political opponents.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has elevated his son Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister. He has also re-inducted Senthil Balaji, who had to resign from the ministry following the arrest by the ED.

They were sworn-in in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi, who had already been designated as Deputy Chief Minister

Chennai: DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji, who was granted bail just three days ago in a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, was on Sunday sworn-in as a minister with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin allotting him the lucrative Electricity,

High-profile DMK leader V Senthil Balaji, who was days ago granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case, was sworn in as minister by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi here on Sunday. They were sworn in in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin,

Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi has approved Chief Minister MK Stalin's recommendations for a cabinet reshuffle, following which his son Udhayanidhi Stalin will be elevated to the post of deputy chief minister on Sunday (September 29).