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Kerala Minister accused of nepotism resigns

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IANS Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Industry Minister E.P. Jayarajan, charged with appointing his relatives to government jobs, resigned on Friday.

The resignation of Jayarajan, of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, had been demanded by both the opposition Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since the reports about the appointments surfaced.

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First Published: Oct 14 2016 | 1:44 PM IST

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