Tamil Nadu Cabinet reshuffle

          Two Ministers – S. T. Chellapandian and A. Mohammedjan – were dropped from the Cabinet. They would be replaced with S. P. Shanmuganathan, MLA from Srivaikuntam constituency, and S. Abdul Rahim from Avadi, near Chennai. This was the ninth shuffle after the present government assumed office in May 2011. Both Mr Chellapandian and Mr Mohammedjan, who were Ministers for Labour and Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare nearly for two years, were known to maintain low profile.

TAMIL NADU CABINET RESHUFFLE - 09
Ministers	Old Portfolio	New Portfolio
S. T. Chellapandian	Labour	----------
A. Mohammedjan	Backward Class and Minorities	-----------
S. P. Shanmuganathan	--------------	Tourism
S. Abdul Rahim	--------------	Backward Class and Minorities
Re-allocation
K.T. Pachamal	Forest	Labour
P. Chendur Pandian	Tourism	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister
M.S. M. Anandan	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister	Forest

Mr. Chellapandian and A. Mohammedjan had been dropped by Governor K. Rosaiah on the recommendation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Re-allocation:- The Chief Minister also re-allocated portfolios of three Ministers. Forests Minister K.T. Pachamal would hereafter handle the subject of Labour. P. Chendur Pandian, who was till now Tourism Minister, would be Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister. The subject of Forests had been given to M.S. M. Anandan, who was hitherto looking after HR&CE.