DMK withdraws from Congress-led Govt

NEW DELHI, March 5 (Reuters) - The DMK, a key member of India's ruling coalition, said today it was withdrawing from the Congress-led government, dealing a huge blow to Prime Minister Mammohan Singh as he battles a series of corruption scandals.

The DMK said it would give issue-based support to the government in parliament, where its 18 seats give the Congress-party led coalition a slender majority.

The Congress-led government can still survive by both depending on the DMK for support on key bills and trying to bring in other regional parties into its coalition.