# Annadurai ministry

The Ministry of Annadurai was the Council of Ministers, headed by C. N. Annadurai, that was formed after the fourth legislative assembly election, which was held in three phases on 15th, 18th and 21st February 1967. The results of the election were announced in February 1967, and this led to the formation of the 4th Assembly. On 6 March 1967, the Council took office.

## Constitutional requirement
### For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,
   # There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.
   * If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
   * The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.
This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor: Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.
   # The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
   * Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
   * A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
   * The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

## Council of Ministers

Chief Minister :
| No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Departments | Political party |
| 1 | C. N. Annadurai | Leader of the Legislative Council | Chief Minister | Public General Administration Matters relating to Indian Civil Service and Indian Administrative Service Officers District Revenue Officers and Deputy Collectors Finance Planning Police Elections Prohibition Indian Overseas Refugees and Evacuees | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Cabinet Ministers |||||||
| 2 | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Triplicane | Minister for Education and Industries | Education (including Technical Education) Official Language Industries Textiles Yarn Handlooms Mines and Minerals Iron and Steel Control Electricity Labour Companies Religious Endowments and Legislature | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 3 | M. Karunanidhi | Saidapet | Minister for Public Works | Public Works Minor Irrigation (including Special Minor Irrigation Project Works) Housing Highways Transport Nationalised Transport and Ports | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 4 | K. A. Mathiazhagan | Thousand Lights | Minister for Food and Revenue | Food Revenue Board of Revenue District Revenue Establishments and Commercial Taxes | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 5 | A. Govindasamy | Mugaiyur | Minister for Agriculture | Agriculture Animal Husbandry Fisheries Forests and Cinchona | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 6 | Sathiavani Muthu | Perambur | Minister for Harijan Welfare and Information | Harijan Welfare Information and Publicity Department Stationery and Printing Government Press Cinematograph Act and Women's and Children's Welfare | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 7 | S. Madhavan | Tiruppattur | Minister for Law and Co-operation | Law Co-operation Courts Prisons Registration Approved Schools and Vigilance Services Passports Legislation on Chits Legislation on Money Lending (Rural Indebtedness) and Legislation on Weights and Measures | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 8 | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | Udumalaipettai | Minister for Public Health | Public Health Medicines Accommodation Control Orphanages Beggars News Print Control Waqf and Prices and Supplies of Goods Act | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 9 | M. Muthuswamy | Namakkal | Minister for Local Administration | Municipal Administration Community Development Panchayats Bhoodan and Gramdan Khadi and Village Industries Rural Industries Project and Ex-Servicemen | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |