New Delhi, June 25
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is planning to restructure the Cabinet soon, is likely to drop Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, as fresh revelations about his alleged role in the Spectrum scam during his earlier tenure as communications minister surfaced, adding to Opposition pressure for the minister's resignation.

Disregarding the resignation demands, Maran attended the Cabinet meeting on Thursday. He has been denying the allegations as baseless. Sources say that the DMK leadership has asked Maran to "stay on" and attend Cabinet meetings and official functions. According to them, the party fears that it will be pushed to the corner if Maran resigns in a hurry. — IANS