Indian official resigns cabinet position over 2G scam

Textile minister Dayanidhi Maran has resigned following allegations of involvement in the alleged "2G telecom scam" — a corruption scandal involving the improper allocation of mobile telecom licenses.

According to the BBC, Maran, who is being investigated as part of a broader probe into corruption, has denied allegations that he coerced the founder of the mobile phone firm Aircel to sell off his stake to a firm of Maran's choosing.

Maran is the second cabinet minister from Tamil Nadu's DMK party — a coalition member in Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance government — to be ousted by corruption allegations related to the telecom scandal. 

Fellow DMK member and former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja is already in jail on corruption charges.