Chennai, June 03: A day after sacking three ministers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today expanded her ministry by inducting five ministers, including three new faces, taking the total strength of the council of ministers to 27. Governor P S Ramamohan Rao administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at a simple function held at Raj Bhavan this afternoon. The ministers include N Thalavai Sundaram, K Pandurangan, both staging a come back. The new faces are P Annavi, K P Anbalagan and R T Inbathtamilan.

This is the 12th reshuffle of the 25-month-old ministry. Bureau Report