Vaidyalingam to be Puducherry chief minister Sep 1

India's News.Net Thursday 28th August, 2008 (IANS) Following the directive of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, embattled Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy Thursday submitted his resignation to Lt. Gov. Govind Singh Gujar. V. Vaidyalingam, minister for industries and power, is to be the new chief minister. Vaidyalingam had staked his claim to forming the government and would be sworn in Sep 1 as chief... [read full story]