Bidding adieu? Suresh Prabhu signals he's no longer rail minister

September 03, 2017 11:49

As the media speculates over who will get which portfolio shortly after the reshuffle, here's a hint of things to come.

Suresh Prabhu, the current railway minister, signals a farewell.

Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "Thanks to all 13 Lacs+ rail family for their support, love, goodwill. I will always cherish these memories with me. Wishing u all a great life."

On August 23, Prabhu had offered to quit after back-to-back train derailments in last four days. Suresh Prabhu wrote on Twitter that he took full moral responsibility for the accidents.

The Kalinga Utkal Express, travelling from Puri to Haridwar, had derailed at Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar killing 22 people and injuring over 150 others. Fourteen bogies of the train had derailed allegedly due to repair and maintenance work being carried out on those tracks at the time.

Later, nine coaches of the Kaifiyat Express derailed near Auriaya injuring over 70 persons.

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