Hours after he was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a special court here in a
two-decades old riot case, Tamil Nadu minister P Balakrishna Reddy on Monday resigned from the K Palaniswami-cabinet. The case related to a protest against illicit liquor at Hosur in 1998.

Reddy submitted his resignation to chief minister K Palaniswami who forwarded it to Governor Banwarilal Purohit who has accepted it. His portfolio of Youth Welfare and Sports Development
has been handed over to School Education minister K A Sengottaiyan. "..Governor of Tamil Nadu has accepted the resignation of P Balakrishna Reddy, from the Council of Ministers," a Raj
Bhavan release said Monday night. "Based on the recommendation of the Chief Minister,
the Portfolio of Youth Welfare and Sports Development has been allocated to K A Sengottaiyan, Minister for School Education who shall be re-designated as Minister for School Education,
Youth Welfare and Sports Development," the release said.