Stalin likely to reshuffle TN cabinet next month?

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is aiming for an imminent cabinet reshuffle in the state, sources said on Sunday.

The cabinet meeting of May 2 will be crucial and sources in the DMK told IANS that the Chief Minister was not happy with some ministers whose performance was below par. The shuffle is likely to take place after the cabinet meeting.

Sources told that there would be a major revamp in the bureaucracy also as the Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu and the Director General of Police, C. Sylendrababu are to retire soon.

The secretaries to the government will also be reshuffled during the cabinet reshuffle, according to DMK insiders.

The Chief Minister has recently in a meeting told the party ministers, that there won't be any leniency on anyone who does not perform and that the motto of the government was to work hard and do good work for the people.

Stalin, according to DMK sources, was reportedly unhappy at the performance of some of the senior ministers and in the ensuing cabinet reshuffle several heads will roll.

The party leader is also worried at the recent controversies against the government and the allegations raised by the BJP state president, K. Annamalai.

Stalin, according to DMK sources, was worried that if the party minister's don't put in their best performance, there would be resentment in the public.

The reshuffle, according to party insiders, was planned after a recent meeting the Chief Minister had with the district secretaries of the DMK who had reported the feelings of the public from the grassroots level.According to a Daily Thanthi report, the portfolios in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet are to be reshuffled. It has been reported that Chief Minister MK Stalin has decided to change the portfolios of ministers and department secretaries after the Budget meeting.

Sources hint that decisions have been to make changes in terms of functions and more freshmen will be given opportunities. It has also been reported that ministers and secretaries are to be changed for administrative convenience.

The portfolios in the cabinet have already been reshuffled twice since the DMK government came to power. There are reports that after the Cabinet meeting on May 2, the announcement will be made.