Lanka issue: T R Baalu submits party's withdrawal letter to the President

DMK tonight withdrew its support to the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and ruled out any reconsideration, a move that makes the government vulnerable despite its assertions of having a Parliamentary majority. A five-member DMK delegation headed by T R Baalu handed over a letter by party supremo M Karunanidhi to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 PM at Rashtrapati Bhavan withdrawing support of its 18 Lok Sabha MPs to the UPA government. DMK ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow to submit their resignations, Baalu told reporters after handing over the withdrawal letter.

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