Chennai, April 28 -- Mr T Mano Thangaraj, elected to the State Assembly from Padmanabhapuram seat, was sworn in as Minister in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Monday evening.

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at a simple function held at the Raj Bhavan.

Thangaraj returned to the Cabinet for the second time and was allocated the same portfolioof Milk and Dairy Development, held by him earlier, when he was dropped during the Cabinet rejig in September last year.

A day after Chief Minister M K Stalin effected a minor reshuffle of his Council of Ministers announcing his re-induction in to his Ministry while re-allocating the portfolios of former Ministers V Senthilbalaji and K Ponmudy--who submitted ...