Janaki ministry

Template:Infobox government cabinet The Ministry of Janaki was the Council of Ministers, headed by V. N. Janaki Ramachandran, that was formed after the death of her husband and the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) with the support of some senior prominent members headed by R. M. Veerappan. On 7 January 1988, the council took office.

She was the first women Chief minister of Tamilnadu and her ministry was dismissed following Pandemonium in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly following Motion of no confidence on 28 January. Template:Notelist

Constitutional requirement

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution, Template:Cquote

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. Template:Cquote

Council of Ministers

Cabinet (7 January 1988 – 30 January 1988)

Chief Minister
No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Departments	Political party
1	V. N. Janaki Ramachandran	did not contest	Chief Minister	Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service and other All Indian Services Home Prevention of Corruption Finance General Administration Revenue Cooperation Legislature Elections Statistics Youth Service Crops, and Industries	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell
Cabinet Ministers
2	R. M. Veerappan	Tirunelveli	Minister for Local Administration	Municipal Administration Panchayats Panchayats Unions Community Development and Rural Indebtedness Labour Censes Employment and Training Indian Overseas Refugees and Evacuees Iron and Steel Control News Print Control Stationary and Printing Government Press Food, and Price Control	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	rowspan=7 Template:Party color cell
3	P. U. Shanmugam	Melmalayanur	Minister for Health	Health Environment Pollution Control Backward Classes Fisheries Handlooms and Textiles Housing and Slum Clearance Boards Town Planning, and Accommodation Control
4	C. Ponnaiyan	Tiruchengode	Minister for Education and Law	Education Official language Tamil Development and Culture Law Courts Prisons Deputy Collectors Legislation on Weight and Measures Debt Relief including legislation on Money Lending, Chits, Registration of Companies and Molasses, and Agriculture
5	S. Muthusamy	Erode	Minister for Transport	Transport Nationalised Transport Motor Vehicles Act Ports and Highways Public District Revenue Officers Rural Industries including Cottage and Small Industries Water Supply and Drainage Board Public Works, and Irrigation
6	V. V. Swaminathan	Bhuvanagiri	Minister for Tourism, Prohibition and Electricity	Prohibition and Excise Animal Husbandry Milk Dairy Development Registration and Stamp Act Information and Publicity Film Technology Tourism Tourism Development Corporation Cinematograph Act Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Forests Cinchona Planning Archaeology Passports Electricity, and Waqf
7	T. Ramasamy	Ramanathapuram	Minister for Commercial Taxes	Commercial Taxes Nutritious Meals Khadi Bhoodan, and Gramdhan
8	A. Arunachalam	Varahur	Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare	Adi Dravidar Welfare Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour Social Welfare including Women and Children's welfare Beggars' Home Orphanages, and Correctional Administrative