Son-Rise In DMK? Minister Calls Udhayanidhi Stalin Deputy Chief Minister

The minister then corrected himself and suggested that he could refer to Udhayanidhi Stalin as deputy chief minister only after August 19.

Tamil Nadu politics is rife with speculation that state Youth Welfare and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin might soon be elevated after the state's Backward Classes Welfare Minister, Raja Kannappan, referred to the scion of the Stalin family as deputy chief minister at a public function in Ramanathapuram on Friday.

However, he immediately corrected himself and suggested that he could refer to Udhayanidhi as deputy chief minister only after August 19.

This has given a clear indication that Udhayanidhi is likely to be elevated soon.