Indian home minister quits
Monday, 1 December 2008
MUMBAI, Nov 30 (CNN): Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he would take "moral responsibility" for the Mumbai attacks, a Home Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil addressed the media after a cabinet meeting with PM Manmohan Singh.
Patil was widely criticised even before terrorists stormed hotels and other locations in Mumbai on Wednesday night, beginning a three-day siege that killed at least 183 people.
Prime Minister Singh accepted the resignation and immediately named Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to take over the Home Ministry post, according to a source in the prime minster's office.
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil addressed the media after a cabinet meeting with PM Manmohan Singh.
Patil was widely criticised even before terrorists stormed hotels and other locations in Mumbai on Wednesday night, beginning a three-day siege that killed at least 183 people.
Prime Minister Singh accepted the resignation and immediately named Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to take over the Home Ministry post, according to a source in the prime minster's office.