Shashi Tharoor resigns from UN post

UNITED NATIONS: UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor, who had unsuccessfully contested for the top post of the world body, has resigned.

Former South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki moon, who beat Tharoor, has accepted his resignation.

Tharoor, whose contact as UN Under-Secretary-General for Public Information expires at the end of February, was not immediately available for comment.

Tharoor was among several top officials whose resignations have been accepted and his Chef de Cabinet Vijay Nambiar said they would go when their contract expires.

Ban had sought resignation from all Under-Secretaries- General and Assistant Secretaries-General to give him flexibility of choosing their team.