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Brushing aside the Prime Minister’s advice,HRD Minister Pallam Raju on Friday decided to resign from the Cabinet opposing the decision to split Andhra Pradesh.
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“Yesterday,I met the Prime Minister and offered to resign. He told me not to take a hasty decision. I have thought over it last night. I have decided that I should resign from the Union Council of Ministers,” he told reporters.
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He said he has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Raju,who hails from Seemandhra region,has been strongly opposed to the division of Andhra Pradesh and has been critical of the way the government was going about on the issue.
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Meanwhile,there were reports that two Ministers of State-D Purandeshwari and Killi Kriparani-have also offered to resign but there was no confirmation.
Last night,Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi and Textiles Minister K S Rao had also offered their resignation.
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