chennai palanivel thiaga rajan on thursday thanked chief minister m k stalin for giving him an opportunity to serve as tamil nadu finance minister for two years and for providing him with an exciting new role as information technology and digital services minister to serve peopletaking to twitter moments after the raj bhavan released a statement on governor r n ravi approving the changes to portfolios ptr said the past two years had been the most fulfilling in his life under the leadership of cmmkstalin i presented one revised budget 21 22 during the pandemic and two annual budgets 22 23 23 24 postpandemic despite inheriting record deficits and debt ratios we have invested in a record number of social welfare schemes as well as record capital spending all while delivering recordsetting fiscal improvements this is the epitome of my public service and indeed of my life the minister said tamil nadu audio clip row ptr loses finance moved to it trb rajaa becomes industries ministerwhile fiscal consolidation and social spending are necessary steps for an equitable society the drivers of development and growth are investment enterprise expansion and jobcreation thiaga rajan saidexpressing gratitude to the chief minister for assigning him the new portfolio it thiaga rajan said the sector was globally the number one industry for investment and jobcreation today we know that technology shapes the future though tamil nadu was a pioneer in this field in thalaivar kalaignars time we have unfortunately lagged our true potential in this sector in the last decade or so i plan to build on the great efforts of my predecessor manothangaraj to attract more investments accelerate job creation and deliver growth at a pace that will reestablish tamil nadu as a leading state in it the minister saidhe expressed hope that his own experience in establishing and managing a pioneering global capability centre 15 years ago and the connectivity with the it ites industry gained during my professional career would enrich his efforts in the new rolethiaga rajan wished his successor finance minister thangam thennarasu a great success and many more achievements i am sure he will accelerate the progress already made and deliver new records in his tenure he saidthiaga rajan was on thursday moved out of the finance portfolio after controversial audio clips purportedly containing his voice heard saying that the dmks first family amassed wealth after assuming charge