Second Ramachandran ministry

Second Ramachandran Ministry

5th Ministry of Tamil Nadu
Head of the government
M.G. Ramachandran
Dr. M. G. Ramachandran
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Date formed9 June 1980
Date dissolved15 November 1984
People and organisations
GovernorPrabhudas B. Patwari
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Chief Minister's historyIndian film actor
Member party  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Status in legislatureMajority
129 / 234 (55%)
Opposition party  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(27 June 1980 – 18 August 1983)
  Indian National Congress
(29 August 1983 – 15 November 1984)
Opposition leaderM. Karunanidhi
(27 June 1980 – 18 August 1983)
K. S. G. Haja Shareef
(29 August 1983 – 15 November 1984)
History
Election1980
Outgoing election1977
Legislature terms4 years, 159 days
PredecessorFirst Ramachandran ministry
SuccessorThird Ramachandran ministry

The Second Ministry of Ramachandran was the Council of Ministers, headed by M. G. Ramachandran, that was formed after the seventh legislative assembly election, which was held in two phases on 28th and 31st of May 1980. The results of the election were announced in June 1980, and this led to the formation of the 7th Assembly. On 9 June 1980, the Council took office.[1][2][3][4]

Constitutional requirement

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,

# There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

  1. If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
  2. The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

# The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.

  1. Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
  2. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
  3. The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

Cabinet ministers

S.no Name Designation Party
Chief Minister
1. M.G. RAMACHANDRAN Chief Minister AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
2. Dr. V.R. Nedunchezhian Minister for Finance AIADMK
3. Panruti S. Ramachandran Minister for Electricity
4. K.A. KRISHNASAMY Minister for Dairy Development
5. R.M. VEERAPPAN Minister for Information and Religious Endowments
6. C. ARANGANAYAGAM Minister for Education
7. K. KALIMUTHU Minister for Agriculture
8. C. PONNAIYAN Minister for Law and Industries
9. S. RAGHAVANANDHAM Minister for Labour
10. H.V. HANDE Minister for Health
11. S. MUTHUSAMY Minister for Transport
12. S. THIRUNAVUKKARASU Minister for Handlooms
13. S. RAJENDRAN Minister for Environmental Pollution Control
14. R. SOUNDARARAJAN Minister for Local Administration
15. S.R. ERADHA Minister for Public Works
16. M.R. GOVENDAN Minister for Backward Classes
17. GOMATHI SRINIVASAN Minister for Social Welfare
18. VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY Minister for Khadi
19. Y.S.M. YUSUF Minister for Irrigation and Wakf
20. R. ARUNACHALAM Minister for Rural Industries
21. K. KALAIMANI Minister for Fisheries
22. T. VEERASWAMY Minister for Food
23. K.K.S.S.R. RAMACHANDRAN Minister for Co-operation

References

  1. ^ REVIEW OF THE WORK TRANSACTED BY THE SEVENTH TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1980-84 (PDF), Chennai: Secratriat of Legislative Assembly Secretariat
  2. ^ OVERVIEW, SEVENTH ASSEMBLY. "SEVENTH ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW". assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ at 'lucky' venue, Swearing-in (16 May 2011). "Swearing-in at 'lucky' venue". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ was also the first film actor to become a chief minister in India, AIADMK founder MGR (17 January 2021). "AIADMK founder MGR was also the first film actor to become a chief minister in India". THEPRINT. Retrieved 25 May 2021.