Indian Foreign Minister Oil-For-Food Links?
India’s foreign minister was stripped of his post today over allegations that he benefited illegally from the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, becoming the first political casualty of an independent report that revealed massive corruption in the effort to help Iraqis suffering under sanctions.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who summoned Foreign Minister Natwar Singh for an hourlong meeting at his residence, demoted him to minister without portfolio, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
Natwar Singh left the prime minister’s residence without speaking to reporters, waving before getting into his car. He had rejected calls for his resignation, insisting that he received no favors or bribes from Saddam’s government, or benefited from the $64 billion oil-for-food program.
Source: Houston Chronicle.
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