DMK likely to skip Union Cabinet meeting

October 04, 2012 15:23

A Correspondent in New Delhi: UPA ally DMK is likely to skip the Union Cabinet meeting which will resolve controversial issue of FDI in various sectors.

The lone DMK minister MK Alagiri is in Mumbai with President Pranab Mukherjee attending an international seminar on chemicals.

Alagiri in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh explained the reasons for his absence and also attached a copy of the speech of his father Karunanidhi in recent DMK executive asking the UPA leadership to discuss any contentious issues with the allies before bringing in the Cabinet.

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