Oommen Chandy relinquishes vigilance portfolio


 Tuesday, August 9, 2011: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has relinquished the vigilance portfolio in the wake of a vigilance court ordering a probe into his role in the palmolein case. Revenue Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will replace him.
In the meeting held with senior party colleagues and senior ministers in the cabinet, he had offered to quit on moral grounds till a final verdict is delivered in the case.

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