'Thalapathy' Is Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Vijay Takes Oath With 9 TVK Leaders

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Sunday took the oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, giving the southern state its first non-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and non-All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government in nearly 60 years. Vijay, 51, was sworn in at a fully packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, with his parents -- SA Chandrasekhar and Shobha, top actor Trisha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in attendance. Nine TVK leaders also took oath as Vijay's cabinet ministers, including veteran leader KA Sengottaiyan, who joined the actor-politician's party after being expelled from the AIADMK. The others who took the oath alongside Vijay were Aadhav Arjuna, considered one of Vijay's trusted strategists; CTR Nirmal Kumar, a former BJP functionary who won from Thiruparankundram in Madurai; 'Bussy' Anand, the TVK's general secretary; RajMohan, a television and film personality; KT Prabhu, a dentist-turned-politician who secured victory from Karaikudi; Arunraaj, a former Indian Revenue Service officer; P Venkataramanan, the Chennai's Mylapore MLA; and 28-year-old S Keerthana, the youngest face in the cabinet.