Front Page   

DMK Ministers not to take charge

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MAY 24. In a late night development, the seven Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Union Ministers decided not to assume office. The DMK chief, M. Karunanidhi, said in a statement that this was because the portfolios allocated to the party did not match those in the agreement signed by the DMK and the Congress. "Until the mistakes are sorted out, the DMK MPs will not take charge of any ministerial positions," the statement said.

DMK sources said that the problem was with the "allocation of two or three Ministries." The changes had not been communicated to the party leadership.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Front Page

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Updates: Breaking News |

Stories in this Section

• Chidambaram gets Finance, Defence for Pranab
• DMK Ministers not to take charge
• 28 killed in J&K mine blast
• Left parties defer decision on Speaker
• Nuclear CBM talks put off
• M.P. gesture to gas victims
• Tension in Jhargram
• Bandopadhyay to float party
• New German President

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu