Palaniappan Chidambaram gets Inland Security

Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram was *promoted* as home minister in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks last week. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken the aditional responsibility of the Finance portfolio apart from the current three that he is holding: Coal, Environment and Forests, and Information and Broadcasting.

But for Mr Chidambaram, this internal Security is not new. In his profile, he already have some track records as a Minister of State for Internal Security. When asked how his second stint is different from his earlier one, Mr Chidambaram immediately remarked, “I am older. Whether I am wiser, you will say” he added, tongue firmly in cheek.