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Dravidian Model: Loyola Viscom Grad Udhay At No. 10, Ph.D-Holder PTR At No. 27 In CoM Order

Memes about Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan have flooded social media after he was moved to 27th place in the Tamil Nadu cabinet pecking order, far behind first-time MLA and recently inducted Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

Udhayanidhi was coronated as Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development and Special Programme Implementation with great fanfare by the DMK on December 14 at Raj Bhavan, Chennai.

The Tamil Nadu government in its official website (https://www.tn.gov.in/ministerslist) has placed first time MLA and Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at the 10th position while two-term MLA and currently the state Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan has been placed at 27th place in the pecking order.

After the swearing-in ceremony, the first-time MLA and Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was made to sit in the first row and the state Finance Minister PTR was made to stand in the back at a corner during a photo shoot with the Governor and Chief Minister.

Many people on social media, including some political party leaders, denounced CM MK Stalin for disparaging the state’s finance minister and endorsing his son Udhayanidhi Stalin. They added that regardless of how much PTR studies or works in prestigious institutions, at the end of the day, PTR must bow down to dynast Udhayanidhi Stalin.

PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, who often indulges in self-aggrandizement boasting about his dynastic privilege and flaunting his educational and professional background, finds himself in a tough situation now as he has to play second fiddle to Udhayanidhi Stalin who is just a Viscom graduate from Loyola College.

This gains significance as in a recent television debate, PTR went on a rant asking if those in the Central government are economic experts having double Ph.Ds or Nobel Prize to take advise from them.

It is noteworthy to mention that Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan has not wished Udhayanidhi from his official and verified Twitter account (@ptrmadurai). He did, however, wish Udhayanidhi from an unofficial account(@OfficeOfPTR).

 

Following this incident, memes mocking Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan have flooded social media.

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