Chennai, May 24: Unhappy over the portfolios allotted to its ministers, the DMK tonight decided not to assume office till "the mistakes are rectified," party president M Karunanidhi said here. In a statement issued beyond mid-night, he said "Somedays ago, certain portfolios were promised for DMK mps and a letter to this effect was given to the party by Congress leader Janardhan Reddy". "But the portfolios announced tonight went contrary to the assurances given in the letter," he said, adding "DMK has therefore decided that its ministers will not assume office till these mistakes are corrected". DMK has seven ministers in the Congress-led coalition government with three of them -- T R Baalu, Dayanidhi Maran and A Raja -- holding the cabinet rank.
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