Mamata returns to Vajpayee cabinet

The Trinamool leader was administered oath in the afternoon by President A P J Abdul Kalam at a brief function at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

No portfolio has been announ-ced for Mamata.

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Mamata had quit Vajpayee cabinet as Railway Minister in February 2001 to press for resignation of Defence Minister George Fernandes over alleged corruption in defence deals.