# No outsiders attended TN Cabinet meetings, says Minister Vanni Arasu 2026-08-15T22:51:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tamil Nadu Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu has said that no outsiders attended the first Cabinet meeting of the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government, dismissing allegations that John Arokiasamy and Vishnu Reddy were present. 'I was at that meeting. Officials, including the Chief Secretary, read out the agenda and left. Only the Ministers were seated,' he told The Hindu. Mr Arasu also defended the renaming of the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department as the Social Justice Department, a move opposed by the VCK's D Ravikumar. The Minister said the change was announced on his swearing-in day and his party leader's decision would be final. On honour killings, he said a decision will follow the K N Basha Commission report, which has sought nine more months. The request has been sent to the Chief Minister. 'The police must be guided by law, not caste. If they act on law, three-fourths of problems will be resolved,' he added. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Tamil Nadu, TVK, Vanni Arasu, VCK Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/no-outsiders-attended-tn-cabinet-meetings-says-minister-vanni-arasu/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/no-outsiders-attended-tn-cabinet-meetings-says-minister-vanni-arasu/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/