Chennai: On Saturday, Tamil Nadu Youth Affairs and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of MK Stalin, the state’s Chief Minister, said that the media reports regarding his elevation as Deputy Chief Minister were mere rumours.

“The reports of my elevation are just rumours. Whatever posts I have been offered till date, the post of party youth wing secretary will always remain close to my heart,” Udhayanidhi reassured the audience, emphasizing his unwavering dedication to his current role, while addressing office bearers meet of DMK Youth wing at its headquarters, ‘Anbagam’.

Udhayanidhi said that when questioned by some media persons about his elevation, he said that all the ministers would support Chief Minister Stalin’s decision.

Notably, at the DMK state convention in January in Attur, Salem, several senior ministers openly advocated for Udhayanidhi Stalin’s promotion to the position of Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Udhayanidhi was one of the main DMK and India bloc campaigners in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

He was one of the nation’s most travelled leaders, having travelled 8,465 kilometres and given 3,765 speeches during the 24-hour election campaign.

 

–IANS