The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has sought to put to rest the controversy caused by the former Culture and Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian's allegedly contentious remarks against the Constitution.
CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told reporters here on Friday that Mr. Cherian's resignation had drawn a line under the debate. "Mr. Cherian's stepping down has rendered the subject irrelevant," he said.
Mr. Balakrishnan dismissed the Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demand for Mr. Cherian's ouster as a legislator. "Has any MLA resigned merely because the Opposition demanded so?" he countered.
