Chidambaram is finance minister, Sushilkumar
Shinde gets home
Tuesday July 31, 2012 06:50:09 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Home Minister P.Chidambaram is India's new finance minister, while
his cabinet colleague Sushilkumar Shinde will take charge of the
home ministry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued Tuesday
said.
"The president, as advised by the prime minister, has directed
that the portfolios of the following ministers will be
re-allocated as follows - P. Chidambaram Finance, Sushilkumar
Shinde Home Affairs," the statement said.
"Further, as advised by the prime minister, the president has also
directed that M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Corporate Affairs,
will be assigned additional charge of the ministry of power," the
statement added.
Shinde was holding the power portfolio.
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