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India education minister announces resignation after countrywide protests

Published: 25 Jul 2026 - 12:27 pm | Last Updated: 25 Jul 2026 - 12:41 pm
(FILES) India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addresses the gathering on the second day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 26, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

(FILES) India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addresses the gathering on the second day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 26, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

AFP

New Delhi, India: India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after mass youth-led protests demanded his ouster in anger over a string of irregularities in potentially life-changing exams.

"I have sent my resignation letter to the prime minister," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.