Chennai, May 10 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Chandrasekhar Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following his majestic success in debut elections.

The oath was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar; meanwhile, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Vijay's parents, actress Trisha Krishna and others were present at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to embrace the occasion.

Apart from Vijay, nine other TVK leaders, including N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, TK Prabhu and S Keerthana, will take oath as ministers in his maiden cabinet.

Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Vijay welcomed and greeted Governor Arlekar to the...