Facing a rout in the assembly polls with his bitter political foe AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa storming back to power, Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Friday submitted the resignation of his ministry.
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Conceding defeat without waiting for the final tally, Karunanidhi submitted the resignation of council of ministers as trends showed that the AIADMK-led front was poised for a landslide win.
Governor SS Barnala accepted the resignation of Karunanidhi and his council of ministers (with effect) from this afternoon, a Raj Bhavan communique said.
The Governor has requested Karunanidhi and the present Council of Ministers to function until alternative arrangements were made, it said.
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