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		<title>Fifth Karunanidhi ministry</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox government cabinet|cabinet_type=Ministry|total_number=|previous=[[Third Jayalalithaa ministry]]|outgoing_formation=|incoming_formation=|advice_and_consent2=&amp;lt;!-- etc. --&amp;gt;|advice_and_consent1=|budget=|legislature_term=5 Years|last_election=|election=[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]|opposition_leader=[[O. Panneerselvam]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(19 May 2006 - 14 May 2006)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[J. Jayalalithaa]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(29 May 2006 - 15 May 2011)&lt;br /&gt;
|opposition_party=&#039;&#039;&#039;[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|opposition_cabinet=|legislature_status=[[Majority government|Majority]]|political_parties=&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]&#039;&#039;&#039;|former_members_number=|cabinet_number=14th|members_number=|state_head=Governor [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]|government_head_history=|government_head=[[M. Karunanidhi]]|date_dissolved=15 May 2011|date_formed=13 May 2006|caption=[[M. Karunanidhi ]]|image_size=150px|image=File:M. Karunanidhi .jpg|incumbent=|flag_border=true|flagsize=110px|flag=File:Flag of India.svg|jurisdiction=[[Tamil Nadu ]]|successor=[[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;[[M. Karunanidhi]]&#039;&#039;&#039; was sworn in as [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] on for fifth time after [[Democratic Progressive Alliance|DMK and allies]]&#039; victory in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 state assembly election]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=5-time CM and towering Dravidian leader, dies at 94|first=DMK chief Karunanidhi|date=7 August 2018|title=DMK chief Karunanidhi, 5-time CM and towering Dravidian leader, dies at 94|work=DECCAN  CHRONICLE|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070818/dmk-chief-karunanidhi-passes-away-at-94-in-chennai.html|access-date=23 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=TN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (2006)|first=LIST OF MLAS|title=LIST OF MLAS- TN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (2006)|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2006_MLAs.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|website=elections.tn.gov.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[M. Karunanidhi]] became the 14th Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]] due to the election.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=sworn in as TN CM|first=Karunanidhi|date=18 May 2006|title=Karunanidhi sworn in as TN CM|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/karunanidhi-sworn-in-as-tn-cm/story-ArPgSYj90n1pimshHelKgI.html|access-date=23 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=sworn in as CM for 5th time|first=Karunanidhi|date=13 May 2006|title=Karunanidhi sworn in as CM for 5th time|work=DNA|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-karunanidhi-sworn-in-as-cm-for-5th-time-1029085|access-date=23 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=takes over as TN CM for fifth time|first=Karunanidhi|date=13 May 2006|title=Karunanidhi takes over as TN CM for fifth time|work=Outlook|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/karunanidhi-takes-over-as-tn-cm-for-fifth-time/384526|access-date=23 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=keeps its promise|first=DMK|date=14 May 2006|title=DMK keeps its promise|work=The Economic Times|url=https://m.economictimes.com/dmk-keeps-its-promise/articleshow/1528612.cms|access-date=23 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cabinet ministers ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!S.no&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Designation&lt;br /&gt;
!Portfolios&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; |Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; |&#039;&#039;&#039;[[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. Karunanidhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Public&lt;br /&gt;
* Home&lt;br /&gt;
* Police&lt;br /&gt;
* Indian Administrative Service&lt;br /&gt;
* Indian Police Service&lt;br /&gt;
* Indian Forest Service&lt;br /&gt;
* Prevention of Corruption&lt;br /&gt;
* Prohibition and Excise&lt;br /&gt;
* Molasses&lt;br /&gt;
* Tamil  Official  Language and Tamil Culture&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;1px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; |&#039;&#039;&#039;[[List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Deputy Chief Minister]] (Since 2009)&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. K. Stalin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Deputy Chief Minister&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* General    Administration&lt;br /&gt;
* District Revenue Officers&lt;br /&gt;
* Industries&lt;br /&gt;
* Minorities  Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
* Passports&lt;br /&gt;
* Special Initiatives&lt;br /&gt;
* Social Reforms&lt;br /&gt;
* Municipal Administration&lt;br /&gt;
* Rural Development&lt;br /&gt;
* Panchayats and Panchayat Union&lt;br /&gt;
* Poverty Alleviation  Programmes&lt;br /&gt;
* Rural Indebtedness&lt;br /&gt;
* Urban and Rural Water Supply&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;1px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; |&#039;&#039;&#039;Cabinet Ministers&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. Anbazhagan|Prof. K. Anbazhagan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Finance&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance&lt;br /&gt;
* Planning&lt;br /&gt;
* Legislative Assembly and Elections&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;32&amp;quot; |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;32&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;1px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Arcot N. Veeraswami]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Electricity&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Electricity&lt;br /&gt;
* Non-Conventional Energy Development *Personnel and Administrative Reforms&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ko.Si. Mani]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Co-operation&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Co-operation&lt;br /&gt;
* Statistics&lt;br /&gt;
* Welfare of  Ex-Servicemen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Veerapandi S. Arumugam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Agriculture&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Agriculture                     *Agricultural Engineering&lt;br /&gt;
* Agro  Service Co-operatives *Horticulture&lt;br /&gt;
* Sugarcane  Cess&lt;br /&gt;
* Sugarcane Development&lt;br /&gt;
* Wasteland Development&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Duraimurugan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Public Works and Law&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Public  Works&lt;br /&gt;
* Irrigation including Minor Irrigation *Programme  Works&lt;br /&gt;
* Law and Courts&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. Ponmudy|Dr. K. Ponmudy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Higher Education&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Higher Education including Technical *Education&lt;br /&gt;
* Electronics&lt;br /&gt;
* Science and Technology&lt;br /&gt;
* Mines and Minerals&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. N. Nehru]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Transport&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Transport&lt;br /&gt;
* Nationalized Transport&lt;br /&gt;
* Motor Vehicles  Act.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. R. K. Panneerselvam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Health&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Health&lt;br /&gt;
* Medical Education&lt;br /&gt;
* Family  Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pongalur N. Palanisamy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Rural Industries and Animal Husbandry&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Rural  Industries  including  Cottage Industries and Small Industries&lt;br /&gt;
* Animal Husbandry&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|12.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[I. Periyasamy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Revenue and Housing&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Revenue&lt;br /&gt;
* District Revenue Establishment&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy  Collectors&lt;br /&gt;
* Prisons&lt;br /&gt;
* Weights and Measures&lt;br /&gt;
* Debt Relief including Legislation on *Money Lending&lt;br /&gt;
* Chits&lt;br /&gt;
* Registration of Companies&lt;br /&gt;
* Housing&lt;br /&gt;
* Rural Housing and Housing Development&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[N. Suresh Rajan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Tourism and Regeneration&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation&lt;br /&gt;
* Registration and Stamp  Act.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|14.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[E. V. Velu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Food&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Food&lt;br /&gt;
* Civil Supplies&lt;br /&gt;
* Consumer Protection and Price Control.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Suba. Thangavelan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Slum Clearance and Accommodation Control&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Slum Clearance Board&lt;br /&gt;
* Accommodation  Control&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|16.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Parithi Ellamvazhuthi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Information&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Information and Publicity&lt;br /&gt;
* Film Technology and Cinematograph Act *Stationery and Printing and Government *Press&lt;br /&gt;
* Town Planning&lt;br /&gt;
* Urban Development and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Backward Classes&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Backward Classes&lt;br /&gt;
* Most Backward Classes and De-notified Communities&lt;br /&gt;
* Overseas Indians&lt;br /&gt;
* Refugees and Evacuees&lt;br /&gt;
* Handlooms and Textiles.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|18.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[T. M. Anbarasan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Labour&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Labour&lt;br /&gt;
* ,Population&lt;br /&gt;
* Employment and Training&lt;br /&gt;
* Steel Control&lt;br /&gt;
* Newsprint Control&lt;br /&gt;
* Census&lt;br /&gt;
* Urban and Rural Employment.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|19.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. R. Periyakaruppan|K. R. Periakaruppan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|20.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thangam Thenarasu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for School Education&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* School Educationand&lt;br /&gt;
* Archaeology&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|21.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[S. N. M. Ubayadullah]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Commercial Taxes&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Commercial Taxes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|22.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[T. P. M. Mohideen Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Environment&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Sports and Youth  Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
* Environment&lt;br /&gt;
* Pollution Control&lt;br /&gt;
* Wakfs&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|23.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vellakoil Saminathan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Highways and Minor Ports&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Highways&lt;br /&gt;
* Minor Ports&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|24.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[N. Selvaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Forests&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Forests and Cinchona&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|25.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Poongothai Aladi Aruna|Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Information Technology&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Information Technology&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|26.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[P. Geetha Jeevan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Social Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Social Welfare including Women’s and Children  Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
* Nutritious Noon Meal&lt;br /&gt;
* Welfare of the Disabled&lt;br /&gt;
* Orphanages and Correctional Administration&lt;br /&gt;
* Integrated Child Development&lt;br /&gt;
* Beggar Homes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|27.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[A. Tamilarasi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Adi  Dravidar Welfare&lt;br /&gt;
* Hill Tribes&lt;br /&gt;
* Bonded Labour&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|28.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[T. K. M. Chinnayya|T.K.M. Chinnayya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Animal Husbandry&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Animal Husbandry&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|29.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. P. P. Samy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Fisheries&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Fisheries and Fisheries Development Corporation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|30.&lt;br /&gt;
|[[K. Ramachandhiran]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Minister for Khadi&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Khadi and Village Industries&lt;br /&gt;
* Bhoodhan and Gramadhan.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Further reading ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Citation|last=|title=TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY(THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY) REVIEW 2006-2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/13th_2006/13threview.pdf|year=2015|location=[[Chennai]]|publisher=Secratriat of [[Tamil Nadu  Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly  Secretariat]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministries|K]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2000s in Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2006 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Cabinets established in 2006]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2006 in Indian politics]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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