Udhayanidhi Stalin Could Be Elevated As Deputy Chief Minister, Say Sources

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK is thinking of elevating Udhayanidhi Stalin -- son of Chief Minister MK Stalin - as the Deputy Chief Minister. He would be the second-in-command in the government, senior party sources have said.

The elevation would be a key step in strengthening the second-rung leadership in party, sources said.

Udhayanidhi Stalin has played a key role in the recent Lok Sabha election campaign that was swept by the DMK in the state.

Mr Stalin had earlier denied that his son was being considered for elevation. "Rumours were being spread with an intention to create a sensation, that deputy CM post (for Udhayanidhi) was going to be given," Mr Stalin had said in January this year.