HPI
NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 25, 2003: Yesterday Swami Chinmayananda, a sannyasin or Hindu monk, was taken into the Vajpayee Government as Minister of State for Home Affairs. Swami has the distinction of being the only saint in the Vajpayee government at the moment and as minister of state for Home Affairs, he will report directly to L.K. Advani.