India, May 10 -- KG Arunraj has been sworn in as a minister in the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister Vijay, who took oath along with nine other party MLAs.

A doctor-turned-civil servant, Arunraj previously served in the Income Tax Department across Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Maharashtra. After taking voluntary retirement, he joined active politics and was appointed by TVK president Vijay in June last year as the party's general secretary for propaganda and policy.

Arunraj secured a decisive victory from the Tiruchengodu constituency, winning by a margin of 28,712 votes.

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