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Investors seek Chidambaram's resignation, Damodaran's suspension

Ahmedabad, May 22 (UNI) Investors in Gujarat, which contributes almost 30 per cent of market capitalisation, have demanded Union Finance Minister P Chidamabaram's resignation and SEBI chairman M Damodaran's suspension for their ''failure'' to check the retail investors' run-off.

All Gujarat Investors Protection Trust (AGIPT), which had earlier sprang into action during the recent demat scam to expose the main scamsters, today demanded an impartial inquiry for identifying and punishing the real culprits in today's market crash.

They burnt an effigy of Mr Chidamabaram near the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE), shouting slogans against alleged official ommission and commission.

''The ongoing wide fluctuations in the market is just not possible without the consent or knowledge of the government or regulator,'' Mr Zala of AGIPT told UNI.

''Contrary to the Finance Minister's claim, the sensex tumbling by a whopping 1,111 points or 10 per cent within a few hours of trading does not reflect strong fundamentals. Though halted a bit later in the day, it is no solace,'' he said.

Mr Zala expressed fears that such steep slidedowns would crush the investors' backbone as it might unnerve the latter's confidence on the system.

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Uproar in court as judge ejects Saddam lawyer

BAGHDAD, May 22 (Reuters) Iraqi guards at Saddam Hussein's trial manhandled a defence lawyer from the court today before witnesses, including one of the former president's half-brothers, gave testimony for some of his co-defendants. Lebanese attorney Bushra Khalil, a vocal presence in previous televised appearances for the defence, yelled in protest and threw off her robe as she was bundled from the chamber. Amid the clamour, Saddam stood to object and declared: ''I am the president.....

Namibia detains photo journalist shadowing Jolie

WALVIS BAY, Namibia, May 22 (Reuters) A South African photographer was due in court in Namibia today after being arrested trying to photograph pregnant Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt. John Liebenberg was arrested on Friday afternoon after going to a private hospital in the Namibian port town of Walvis Bay on a tip-off that Jolie had been rushed there to have her highly anticipated baby. Pitt, 42, and Jolie, 30 -- dubbed ''Brangelina''.....

Philippine communist rebels vow attacks on mines

MANILA, May 22 (Reuters) Philippine communist rebels vowed today to step up attacks on mining firms and troops guarding them in the northern mountainous area of Kalinga, urging tribal communities to defend their ancestral land. The Maoist-led New People's Army (NPA), fighting one of the world's oldest communist insurgencies, has attacked three mining companies since last month. The rebels burned the facilities and some equipment of an Australian-controlled copper and gold mining company in the north.....
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