BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad targeted ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, saying that the party's history has been marked with "years of betrayal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Sunday that Tamil chief minister MK Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, doesn't have the maturity to hold the post of the state's deputy chief minister. On Saturday,

Udhayanidhi Stalin has been appointed Deputy Chief Minister and will take the oath of office on Sunday. Several new ministers are to be inducted, while three existing ministers have been dropped.

Udhayanidhi would take oath as the Deputy CM on Saturday afternoon. His elevation to the top post came as part of a major cabinet reshuffle in the state government.

BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad targeted Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, accusing it of prioritizing family interests over public welfare. He criticized Udhayanidhi Stalin's elevation to Deputy Chief Minister and raised concerns about corruption and nepotism within the government.

In a major political development, Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Saturday (September 28) appointed as the state's Deputy Chief Minister. Udhayanidhi will continue to hold the Sports Ministry portfolio while also being assigned the key portfolio of Planning and Development.

Udhayanidhi has been promoted amid growing calls within the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, particularly with an eye on the 2026 Assembly elections.

Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who has been appointed the Deputy Chief Minister, is already in the league of leaders from South India who tasted success in cinema as well as in politics,

After being delayed by controversies, elections, and other recent crises, Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, is set to become the state's new Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday.