The former Union Minister C.M. Ibrahim, who was unhappy over not being appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, on Saturday tendered resignation from the primary membership of the Congress.
In a letter addressed to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Mr. Ibrahim said he was also forwarding his resignation to the membership of the Legislative Council to the Council Chairman, through Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah. Mr. Ibrahim is all set to join the JD(S).
Mr. Ibrahim had said he would quit the Congress after he was denied the Leader of the Opposition post in the Council and the party selected B.K. Hariprasad for the post. Mr. Hariprasad is junior to him, Mr. Ibrahim claimed in his letter to Ms. Gandhi.