Second Panneerselvam ministry explained

Cabinet Type:	Ministry
Previous:	Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry
Legislature Term:	5 Years
Election:	2011
Opposition Leader:	Vijayakanth
Opposition Party:	DMDK
Legislature Status:	Majority
Political Parties:	AIADMK
Cabinet Number:	16th
State Head:	Governor Konijeti Rosaiah
Government Head:	O. Panneerselvam
Date Dissolved:	23 May 2015
Date Formed:	28 September 2014
Caption:	O. Panneerselvam
Flag Border:	true
Flagsize:	110px
Jurisdiction:	Tamil Nadu
Successor:	Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry

O. Panneerselvam^[1] ^[2] assumed the office after previous Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was forced to resign in the year 2014.^[3] O. Panneerselvam her trusted aide assumed the office then resigned after her return on 23 May 2015.^[4] ^[5]

Cabinet ministers

S.no	Name	Constituency	Designation	Portfolios	Party
Chief Minister
1.	O. Panneerselvam	Bodinayakkanur	Chief Minister	Public Home Police Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers General Administration Finance Public Works	AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
2.	Natham R. Viswanathan	Natham	Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise	Electricity Non-Conventional Energy Development Prohibition and Excise Molasses and Prevention of Corruption Act
3.	Edappadi Palaniswami	Edappadi	Minister for Highways and Minor Ports	Highways Minor Ports	AIADMK
4.	Sellur K. Raju	Madurai West	Minister for Co-operation	Co-operation
5.	S. P. Velumani	Thondamuthur	Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme	Municipal Administration Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Unions Poverty Alleviation Programmes Rural Indebtedness Urban and Rural Water Supply Implementation of Special Programme
6.	K.A. Jayapal	Nagapattinam	Minister for Fisheries	Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation
7.	P. Palaniappan	Pappireddipatti	Minister for Higher Education	Higher Education
8.	B. Valarmathi	Thousand Lights	Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme	Social Welfare including Women's and Children's Welfare Orphanages and Correctional Administration Integrated Child Development and Beggar Homes Welfare of the Differently Abled and Social Reforms Nutritious Noon Meal Programme
9.	P. Thangamani	Kumarapalayam	Minister for Industries	Industries Steel Control Mines and Minerals
10.	N. D. Venkatachalam	Perundurai	Minister for Environment	Environment Pollution Control
11.	R. Kamaraj	Krishnarayapuram	Minister for Food and Civil Supplies	Food Civil Supplies Consumer Protection and Price Control
12.	S. Gokula Indira	Anna Nagar	Minister for Handlooms and Textiles	Handlooms and Textiles
13.	R. Vaithilingam	Orathanadu	Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Housing Rural Housing and Housing Development Slum Clearance Board and Accommodation Control Town Planning Urban Development Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
14.	Dr. C. Vijayabaskar	Viralimalai	Minister for Health	Health Medical Education Family Welfare
15.	K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji	Sivakasi	Minister for Information and Special Programme Implementation	Information and Publicity Special Programme Implementation
16.	R. B. Udhayakumar	Sattur	Minister for Revenue	Revenue District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors
17.	B. V. Ramanaa	Thiruvallur	Minister for Milk and Dairy Development	Milk and Dairy Development
18.	S.P. Shunmuganathan	Srivaikuntam	Minister for Tourism	Tourism Tourism Development Corporation
19.	M.C. Sampath	Cuddalore	Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration	Commercial Taxes Registration and Stamp Act
20.	P. Mohan	Sankarapuram	Minister for Rural Industries and Labour	Rural Industries Labour
21.	K.C. Veeramani	Jolarpet	Minister for School Education	School Education
22.	V. Senthil Balaji	Karur	Minister for Transport	Transport Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act
23.	Mukkur N. Subramanian	Cheyyar	Minister for Information Technology	Information Technology
24.	N. Subramanian	Gandharvakottai	Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes
25.	S. Abdul Rahim	Avadi	Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare	Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities
26.	T.K.M. Chinnayya	Tambaram	Minister for Animal Husbandry	Animal Husbandry
27.	T. P. Poonachi	Manachanallur	Minister for Khadi and Village Industries	Khadi Village Industries
28.	M.S.M. Anandan	Tiruppur (North)	Minister for Forests	Forests
29.	P. Chendur Pandian	Kadayanallur	Minister for	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
30.	S.S. Krishnamoorthy	Kalasapakkam	Minister for Agriculture	Agriculture

Notes and References

News: takes oath; retains old cabinet. Panneerselvam. 29 September 2014. Panneerselvam takes oath; retains old cabinet. The Hindu.
News: flow freely as Jayalalithaa loyalist Panneerselvam steps into her shoes. Tears. 30 September 2014. Tears flow freely as Jayalalithaa loyalist Panneerselvam steps into her shoes. The Indian Express. 23 May 2021.
News: will have to step down as CM for second time. Jayalalithaa. 27 September 2014. Jayalalithaa will have to step down as CM for second time. The Indian Express. 22 May 2021.
News: to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM for 5th time today. Jayalalithaa. 23 May 2015. Jayalalithaa to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM for 5th time today. India Today. 22 May 2021.
News: takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM for a fifth time. Jayalalithaa. 23 May 2015. Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM for a fifth time. Business Today. 22 May 2021.