1.   All the dismissed ministers were considered anti-reform hardliners.

2.   Johnson, the recently dismissed minister of rural development, is wanted on murder charges stemming from clashes that killed several people in the capital last week.

3.   Protesters had torched public buildings Monday, including the legislature and the official residence of the recently dismissed chief minister, Radhabinod Koijam.

4.   Supporters of Medvedchuk, the dismissed minister, have charged that the tape revealed a plot against the politician.