Kerala's Culture and Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian resigned from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Cabinet on Wednesday after his controversial remarks against the Constitution caused a public uproar and triggered widespread protests by the Congress and the BJP.
At a hastily convened press conference at the Government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Cherian said: "I am resigning of my own volition. I felt my continuation as Minister would impede any free and fair enquiry. I submitted my resignation to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Mr. Vijayan had sought the Advocate General's opinion in the matter. I did not want my continuation in office to prejudice the AG's legal opinion".
The Raj Bhavan later tweeted:” Hon’ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan has approved the proposal of Chief Minister to accept the resignation of Shri Saji Cherian, Minister, Fisheries, Culture & Youth Affairs and to allot the portfolios held by Sri Saji Cherian to Chief Minister”.
