Experience and diversity in focus in TVK’s 9-member Tamil Nadu cabinet

P Venkataramanan, 48, is TVK’s treasurer and has long served as a trusted legal and professional adviser to Vijay. He is a lawyer and a chartered accountant, representing the professional class within TVK leadership, and won the Mylapore assembly seat.

S Keerthana, 30, is the youngest and only woman minister. A multilinguist from Sivagasi, she became the first woman MLA from Sivagasi. She studied Mathematics and Statistics at the Central University, Puducherry, and gained attention for her Hindi-language outreach during campaigning.

TK Prabhu, 41, is a dentist who won the Karaikudi assembly. He has been active in social welfare through his medical profession and TVK outreach, and holds international certifications in dental implantology. He serves as TVK’s Sivagana East district secretary.

A Rajmohan, 39, is a public speaker and won the Egmore SC assembly in the April 23 polls. He is a popular media personality and TVK’s propaganda secretary, known for his program Put Chutney and engagement with urban youth (VJ/Pro).

R Nirmalkumar, 44, from Thiruparankundram, holds a master’s in criminology and police administration. He has worked in the digital wings of AIADMK and the BJP and is known for his expertise in digital campaigning, helping to strengthen TVK’s digital footprint.

K A Sengottaiyan, 78, is a seasoned politician and ten-time MLA from Gobichettipalayam. Expelled from AIADMK, he serves as TVK’s chief coordinator and has long been a confidante of the late AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa.

Forty-six-year-old KG Arunraj is a doctor who became a civil servant in the Income Tax Department, serving Tamil Nadu, Bihar, and Maharashtra before voluntary retirement and joining TVK in June 2025. He hails from Thiruchengode and is the party’s general secretary of propaganda and policy; he has also worked as an assistant professor at Kilpauk Medical College.

Aadhav Arjuna Rajendran is the son-in-law of lottery king Santiago Martin and AIADMK legislator Leema Rose. A former basketball player and TVK election strategist, he won the Villivakkam constituency and previously served as deputy general secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. He joined TVK in January 2025. In December 2024, he authored a book Ellorukkumaana Thalaivar Ambedkar (Ambedkar: A leader for all), released by Vijay.

N Anand (alias Munusamy) is the TVK party’s general secretary and a long-time close aide of Vijay. He is described as a heavy-weight figure and a former legislator who represented Puducherry’s Bussy constituency and later won from Thiyagarayanagar in Chennai. He studied at Calve College Government Higher Secondary School in Puducherry and previously won under Puducherry Munnetra Congress; he also served as president of Vijay Fans Club in Puducherry.

Lok Bhavan released the list of nine ministerial candidates: N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna Rajendran, KG Arunraj MBBS, K A Sengottaiyan, R Nirmalkumar, A Rajmohan, TK Prabhu, S Keerthana, and P Venkataramanan. The ministers are described as coming from diverse backgrounds; portfolios were not allocated on that day.

C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister by Governor Rajendra Arlekar, with nine ministers inducted into the TVK cabinet. On the same day, ministerial portfolios were not allocated.