India, Nov. 6 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay shifted to a new residence-cum-camp office in the city, which has been under renovation by the public welfare department, people aware of the development said.

The chief minister will be gradually shifting to the new residence. People familiar with the matter told HT that a 'pooja' was conducted on Thursday at 'Pamani Illam', the official bungalow under the public welfare department, located on Greenways Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, in Chennai.

Currently, the CM sits in the CM chamber, which has been the office for several chief ministers, including C N Annadurai, M G Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi, J Jayalalithaa, M K Stalin, among others, at the Secretariat, Fort St. George, which w...