VELLORE: Within two months of the AIADMK forming the new government, Vellore has got its second minister - Mohammed John - the Ran..
VELLORE: Within two months of the AIADMK forming the new government, Vellore has got its second minister - Mohammed John - the Ranipet MLA.
Dr Vijay, representing Vellore constituency, was the first to be inducted as health minister. John is one of three Muslim MLAs elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Following the death of Mariyam Pitchai, John filled up the vacuum in the Cabinet as the new minister for backward classes and minorities welfare. This is also the second time in the history of the district that two MLAs have been elevated as ministers simultaneously. Both of them are not with the party now as Indira Kumari has joined the DMK, while Viswanathan retired from politics and is now an academician.John, 62, has been a member of the AIADMK right since its inception. Subsequently, he became the district secretary of the minority wing. John's youngest son Omer Farook looks after the family's leather business in Ranipet, while his elder brothers are software engineers employed in Chennai and Bangalore.Some of his close friends who described him as a simple, honest, religious person, praised the CM for entrusting him with the responsibility of dealing with a very sensitive issue such as welfare of minorities.
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