DMK’s crown prince Udhayanidhi Stalin is set to be sworn in as a Minister in his father MK Stalin’s government.
While Udhayanidhi’s coronation shouldn’t come across as surprising as the DMK is a dynastic party, the timing of his coronation has become a talking point.
Udhayanidhi Stalin is being sworn in as a Minister on 14 December 2022 at 09:30 AM at the Raj Bhavan premises in Chennai.
The date and time is very auspicious as per the Hindu calendar. First of all, it is a ‘Subha Muhurtham’ day, which is the day chosen by Hindus to commence any important work. The swearing-in time 9:30 AM falls between the auspicious time of 09:15 AM to 10:15 AM. Incidentally, it is also the day when Thirumanjan Sevai (sacred bath ceremony) is going to be done for the Parthasarathy Perumal Temple at Tiruvallikeni. It is noteworthy to mention that Udhyanidhi is the MLA of Chepauk-Tiruvallikeni.
1. Subha Muhurtham day
2. Swearing in time 9.30 AM. Auspicious time is from 9.15 AM to 10.15 AM
3. Chepauk Triplicane MLA. And on that day in Triplicane Parthasarathy Perumal Temple, Thirumanjana Sevai for Moolavar Narasimha SwamyAdra adra adra #DravidaModel #Rationalism #DMK pic.twitter.com/AoPCdluAac
— Sreenivasan B R (@SreenivasanBR) December 12, 2022
Many on social media have said that this auspicious date and time have been chosen by his mother Durga Stalin after consulting a number of astrologers.
பகுத்தறிவு கட்சியினருக்கு சவால். @mkstalin @udhaystalin @CMOTamilnadu
நாளை, 10.30க்கு பிறகு பதவி ஏற்கட்டும்.
பகுத்தறிவு கட்சி என்பதை நிரூபிக்கட்டும். pic.twitter.com/6UpHa4cMlh
— Savukku Shankar (@Veera284) December 13, 2022
The DMK which claims to be a ‘rationalistic’ party is now facing flak on social media for its hypocrisy.
Udhayanidhi's swearing-in: "The choice of the date, the penultimate day of Tamil month Karthigai & the time are significant as they are considered auspicious though the DMK claims to profess rationalism. The upcoming Margazhi is considered inauspicious," writes ETB Sivapriyan. https://t.co/hGdVghTxZQ
— D Suresh Kumar (@dsureshkumar) December 12, 2022
After months of deliberations, Udhayanidhi, cabinet on Wednesday choice of the date, the penultimate day of the Tamil month of Karthigai, and the time are significant as they are considered auspicious, though the DMK claims to profess rationalism.#StrangeWorld
— Chinmay Anand (@chinmayk666) December 13, 2022
Karunanidhi's grandson and Stalin's son Udhayanidhi will be minister on 14-12-2022.
1. Subha Muhurtham day
2. Swearing in time 9.30 AM. Auspicious time is from 9.15 AM to 10.15 AM
Is this called Dravida Model ?#DravidaModel #Rationalism #DMK pic.twitter.com/j1gvqYQSLr
— Durgam J Venkatesan (@Venkatkosa) December 13, 2022
Udhayanidhi’s coronation as a Minister was much awaited and has been in the pipeline for quite some time. He was being touted as the successor to his father Stalin ever since the DMK government came to power.
Be it positioning the camera in the Assembly showing Udhayanidhi Stain right behind his father, or the flurry of advertisements given in newspapers and magazines for Udhayanidhi’s birthday, it was only a matter of time before Stalin was seen handing over the DMK’s baton to his son.
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