Kerala Devaswom Minister and MP-designate K. Radhakrishnan submits resignation to CM
The Hindu
K. Radhakrishnan resigns as Kerala Minister after Lok Sabha win, emphasizes renaming SC/ST residential areas as 'nagar'.
K. Radhakrishnan, Kerala’s Minister for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development and Devaswom, submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on June 18 following his win from the Alathur constituency in the Lok Sabha elections.
Mr. Radhakrishnan, an MP-designate, called on Mr. Vijayan at the latter’s official residence, Cliff House, in Thiruvananthapuram and handed over his relinquishment letter.
Mr. Radhakrishnan’s victory was a source of solace for the CPI(M) and the ruling Left Democratic Left (LDF), which displayed a dismal showing in the parliamentary polls. The ruling front lost in other seats, including to the BJP in Thrissur.
Mr. Radhakrishnan thanked the CPI(M) for bestowing him, “an ordinary working-class person with such weighty responsibilities.”
Before stepping down, Mr. Radhakrishan ordered that residential areas populated by families from the SC/ST communities should be referred to as ‘nagar’ and not ‘colonies’.
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