Patil is being replaced by the respected finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, who tells reporters he is moving reluctantly to the home ministry, which oversees domestic security.

• 帕蒂尔的职务被受尊敬的财政部长奇丹巴拉姆取代。他对记者说，他对调往负责国内安全事务的内政部有些迟疑。