Jayanthi Natarajan quits Congress

Talking about her resignation, Natarajan wrote, "The next day my resignation was headlines in the media, and all the initial reports correctly reported that I had stepped down for party work. By the afternoon, to my shock, I received information that persons from the office of Shri Rahul Gandhi were calling the media and



planting stories that my resignation was NOT for party work."

She also stated that till date she has not be told the reason behind her dismissal from the post of Minister of Environment. After accepting her resignation, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had praised her for her valuable contribution as a minister, she added.

"I was a victim of vicious, false and motivated media campaign," Jayanthi Natarajan wrote in her letter to the Congress. Natarajan also states that she has proof to back her claims.

The former UPA leader is scheduled to address a press conference at 12:30 pm today on her resignation