Jayalalithaa sworn-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa(63), was today (May 16, 2011) sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a third time at the head of a 34-member Ministry at the historic Centenary Auditorium of Madras University here.

She was sworn-in by Governor S S Barnala at the historic Centenary Auditorium of Madras University here.The Governor also administered the oath of office and secrecy to 33 others, including O Pannerselvam, who did a holding operation as Chief Minister when she could not remain in office due to legal problems.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NChandrababu Naidu, RLD chief Ajit Singh, CPI National Secretary D Raja, allies — DMDK chief Vijayakanth, his party leader Panruti S Ramachandran, Sarath Kumar and his wife Raadhika — and journalist Cho Ramasamy were among the prominent personalities who attended the ceremony.