Crisis facing Indian government

New Delhi - A key Indian government ally said yesterday she had decided to withdraw two of her members from the cabinet of Prime…

New Delhi - A key Indian government ally said yesterday she had decided to withdraw two of her members from the cabinet of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Ms Jayalalitha Jayaram, whose regional AIADMK party props up Mr Vajpayee's minority government, said she was withdrawing her two ministers from the ruling coalition with "immediate effect".

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