Set to join BJP, Champai Soren quits JMM; cites betrayal of tribal ideals

 Champai Soren also resigned as a minister and another letter intimating that was dispatched to Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

Former chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday resigned from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) saying he was forced to take such a step as he was aggrieved by the party's present style of functioning and policies.

In a resignation letter to party supremo Shibu Soren, Champai Soren expressed deep sorrow over the state of the party, stating that the JMM had strayed from the ideals that he and other party workers had fought for under Shibu Soren's guidance.