New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan resigned from the union Council of Ministers today and sought to relinquish his Rajya Sabha membership, citing his desire to return to grassroots politics and strengthen the BJP in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
In a letter dated October 13 addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Murugan requested that he be relieved of his ministerial responsibilities and permitted to give up his membership of the Upper House to devote himself full-time to party work across the state.
"I want to go to every village and every street, meet our people, stand beside our karyakartas and help expand the party's presence in every part of the State," he...