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An elderly state governor has resigned in India after a video emerged apparently showing him in bed with three young women.
N D Tiwari, 86, a member of the ruling Congress Party and the senior representative in Andhra Pradesh state, quit after a television channel aired the compromising footage.
He said the footage was doctored, but an embarrassed Congress party asked the governor to resign.
The three-and-half minute footage was the most watched video on YouTube in India over the weekend and newspapers splashed front page stories on the scandal that has sparked online debates on the conduct of politicians in India.
The Congress Party welcomed Tiwari’s resignation and said it might take more action.
Tiwari’s office said the veteran politician, who has held positions of Congress chief minister in the past, resigned on health grounds.
“Whatever the reasons, this comes at a very bad time for the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh,” said Amulya Ganguli, a New Delhi-based political analyst.
“This incident adds to the problems of the Congress party and the government will now have to look for a replacement who they will hope can control the political turmoil and keep the house in order in Andhra Pradesh,” said N. Bhaskara Rao of the Centre for Media studies.
Source: Daily Telegraph, UK. December 27, 2009

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