Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran has resigned from the Union Cabinet in the wake of a showcause notice issued against him by the DMK.
After a crucial meeting of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the party had decided to issue the cause notice to Maran on Sunday.
Maran, who is seen shoulder to shoulder with Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in every occasion, had not attended the formal function to celebrate 50 years of Karunanidhi as MLA.
He had also been issued a show casue notice to explain why he should not be expelled from the primary membership of the party.
Earlier, Maran told NDTV that he will abide by whatever decision the party takes. He is currently vacationing in Ooty.
Karunanidhi had been authorised to take step to secure Maran's resignation. It was decided in the meeting that the DMK will write to the Centre asking Maran to be dropped from the Cabinet.
A close confidante of the CM is likely to come to Delhi on Monday.
Karunanidhi chaired the party meeting in Chennai, which discussed the family crisis that's hit the DMK.
Trouble began for the party when some supporters of MK Azhagiri, Karunanidhi's elder son, set fire to a newspaper building owned by the Maran family.
The supporters were provoked over a report in Dinakaran, owned by the Maran family, which said that Azhagiri was favoured only by two per cent of the population as a successor to Chief Minister Karunanidhi.
Source:*www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070011899
P.S. He brought the 2mbps broadband revolution so it's sad, but ul 900 users can atleast hope for a better future
After a crucial meeting of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the party had decided to issue the cause notice to Maran on Sunday.
Maran, who is seen shoulder to shoulder with Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in every occasion, had not attended the formal function to celebrate 50 years of Karunanidhi as MLA.
He had also been issued a show casue notice to explain why he should not be expelled from the primary membership of the party.
Earlier, Maran told NDTV that he will abide by whatever decision the party takes. He is currently vacationing in Ooty.
Karunanidhi had been authorised to take step to secure Maran's resignation. It was decided in the meeting that the DMK will write to the Centre asking Maran to be dropped from the Cabinet.
A close confidante of the CM is likely to come to Delhi on Monday.
Karunanidhi chaired the party meeting in Chennai, which discussed the family crisis that's hit the DMK.
Trouble began for the party when some supporters of MK Azhagiri, Karunanidhi's elder son, set fire to a newspaper building owned by the Maran family.
The supporters were provoked over a report in Dinakaran, owned by the Maran family, which said that Azhagiri was favoured only by two per cent of the population as a successor to Chief Minister Karunanidhi.
Source:*www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070011899
P.S. He brought the 2mbps broadband revolution so it's sad, but ul 900 users can atleast hope for a better future
