After the General Elections held in January 1989 the Governor appointed M. Karunanidhi as Chief Minister heading the new Government with effect from 27 January 1989. The Governor on the advice of Chief Minister appointed 16 more Ministers on the same day.

Cabinet ministers

S.noNameDesignationPartyChief Minister1.M. KarunanidhiChief Minister • Minister for Finance DMKCabinet Ministers2.K. AnbazhaganMinister for EducationDMK3.S. J. Sadiq PashaMinister for Law4.Nanjil K. ManoharanMinister for Revenue5.M. KannappanMinister for Transport6.K. P. KandasamyMinister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments7.Ko. Si. ManiMinister for Rural Development and Local Administration8.Pon. MuthuramalingamMinister for Food and Co-operation9.Veerapandy S. ArumugamMinister for Agriculture10.Durai MuruganMinister for Public Works11.Subbulakshmi JagadeesanMinister for Social Welfare and Rural Industries12.K. PonmudyMinister for Public Health13.K. N. NehruMinister for Information and Labour14.S. ThangaveluMinister for Handlooms and Urban Development15.K. ChandrasekaranMinister for Animal Husbandry16.K. SundaramMinister for Adi Dravidar Welfare

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