Tamil NaduTuesday, 19 May 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu cabinet background: 3 key profiles from Vijay-led TVK ministry, including Bussy Anand, Aadhav Arjuna and Arunraj
A 2026 Tamil Nadu political report profiles three TVK leaders who entered Vijay’s cabinet, with their electoral, organisational and service backgrounds.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In May 2026, a Hindu Tamil Thisai report profiled TVK leaders Bussy Anand, Aadhav Arjuna and Arunraj after they entered Vijay’s Tamil Nadu cabinet, linking their political roles, constituencies and portfolios to the new ministry.
Key specifics
- Bussy Anand, from Karaikal, won the 2006 Puducherry Assembly election from the Busy constituency as a Puducherry Makkal Congress candidate.
- He is described as TVK’s general secretary and the second major leader in Vijay’s party structure.
- Aadhav Arjuna, from Tiruchi, joined DMK in 2016, later became VCK deputy general secretary in 2024, and then moved to TVK.
- Arunraj is a former IRS officer who joined the Income Tax Department in 2009 and took voluntary retirement in May 2025.
- The report says Bussy Anand was given Rural Development and Water Resources, while Aadhav Arjuna received Public Works and Sports portfolios.
Exam lens
Question type: polity and Tamil Nadu current affairs match-the-following, with names, constituencies, years and portfolios; TNPSC may ask who won from Busy in 2006, who retired in May 2025, and which department was allotted to each leader.