Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Kiren Rijiju Meets Tamil Nadu Officials on Minority Welfare
Kiren Rijiju is the Union minister responsible for minority affairs.
He met A.M. Shahjahan, Tamil Nadu’s minister for minority welfare.
They met at Rijiju’s residence in New Delhi.
Other Tamil Nadu officials and a member of Parliament also joined them.
They talked about issues affecting minority communities.
The meeting was described as warm.
However, no specific new plan or funding was announced.
The governments may discuss follow-up actions later.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju met Tamil Nadu Minister A.M. Shahjahan and state officials in New Delhi.
Lok Sabha MP K. Navaskani and senior minority welfare officials attended the meeting.
The participants exchanged views on issues concerning minority communities.
The meeting produced no publicly announced proposals, funding commitments or decisions.
The talks brought Tamil Nadu’s new administration and the Union government together on minority welfare matters.
- Who
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Tamil Nadu Minister A.M. Shahjahan, Lok Sabha MP K. Navaskani and Tamil Nadu minority welfare officials.
- What
- They met and exchanged views on minority welfare and empowerment.
- When
- The articles do not provide a specific date; the meeting took place after the Tamil Nadu government took office this year.
- Where
- At Kiren Rijiju’s residence in New Delhi.
- Why
- To discuss matters concerning minority communities and minority welfare coordination between the Union and Tamil Nadu governments.
- Union minister
- Kiren Rijiju, Union Cabinet Minister for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs
- Tamil Nadu minister
- A.M. Shahjahan, Minister for Minorities Welfare
- Other political participant
- K. Navaskani, Lok Sabha MP
- State officials
- V. Dakshinamoorthy and M. Asia Marim
- Main subject
- Minority welfare and empowerment
- Specific outcomes
- No proposals, funding commitments or decisions were publicly announced
- Meeting location
- Kiren Rijiju’s residence in New Delhi