DMK ministers to submit resignation tomorrow

PTI Updated - March 06, 2011 at 05:26 PM.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr M. Karunanidhi along with his son and Deputy Chief Minister Mr M. K. Stalin and Mr T. R. Baalu, MP arrive for a party meeting in Chennai on Saturday. The DMK will pull out its ministers from the UPA Government and decided to provide only issue-based support to the UPA. - PTI Photo

A day after DMK announced its decision to pull out of the Congress-led UPA government, the party said on Sunday that its ministers would submit their resignation tomorrow.

“Our ministers will go to Delhi to submit their resignation tomorrow,” DMK senior leader and Lok Sabha MP, Mr T R Baalu, told reporters at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam here.

The party has six members in the Union Cabinet including Mr M K Alagiri and Mr Dayanidhi Maran. Mr Baalu also said that no one from Congress had got in touch with the Dravidian party after it had announced the decision to pull out from the cabinet.

The DMK infuriated by the Congress remaining adamant over its demand for 63 seats for the April 13 Assembly polls, had yesterday announced its decision to pull out of the cabinet, saying Congress did not want the Dravidian party to continue in the alliance. It had, however, said it would extend issue-based support to the government.

Published on March 6, 2011 08:35