Chennai, Oct 28 (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday greeted Anita Anand of Indian Tamil origin, who has been appointed as Defence Minister of Canada.

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Stalin tweeted, "I'm happy to know that Hon'ble Anita Anand - a person of Tamil origin & a former Professor of Law - has been appointed as the Minister of National Defence after her appreciable stint as Procurement Minister during the pandemic. I convey my best wishes to excel in her new role."

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Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday appointed as the country's new Defence Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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