India New Home Minister

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India New Home Minister
Newly appointed Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, looks on after assuming charge of the ministry, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Shivraj Patil, the former home minister, succumbed to the mounting criticism of the government's inability to prevent repeated terrorist attacks. To replace him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tapped Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, a Harvard-educated lawyer who has been one of the most prominent faces in the administration. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)