New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Dr. L. Murugan from the Union Council of Ministers, the President's Secretariat said on Thursday.

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Dr. L. Murugan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution of India," the press communique said.

L Murugan on Tuesday announced his resignation from his ministry as well as his membership in the Rajya Sabha.

Murugan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard. He was holding the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs.

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