Seoul, April 27 (ANI): South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won tendered his resignation on Sunday over the government response to sinking of a passenger ferry that left more than 300 people dead or missing. The Sewol, a large passenger ferry, capsized more than 300 people- many of them schoolchildren - on board when it was en route to the southern resort island of Jeju on April 16. Divers are still trying to recover their bodies. A sombre Prime Minister Chung Hong-won began his resignation announcement with a mournful prelude, amid criticism of the government's handling of the disaster. Meanwhile, grieving parents stormed the rescue headquarters and blamed the government for the slow pace of the recovery and the frequent changes in information provided by the team.
