New Delhi: BJP’s first-ever MP from Kerala, Suresh Gopi, has denied reports claiming he does not want to be a part of the Modi government and would like to be relieved of his ministerial role.
“A few media platforms are spreading the incorrect news that I am going to resign from the Council of Ministers of the Modi Government. This is grossly incorrect. Under the leadership of PM Modi, we are committed to the development and prosperity of Kerala,” Suresh Gopi tweeted.
Hours after he was sworn in as the Minister of State in the Modi 3.0 government on Sunday, reports of Suresh Gopi wanting to step down from the ministerial post started making rounds on social media.
Actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi reportedly said he wants to be relieved from the post and work as an MP for the people of Thrissur, adding he has signed films and has to do them at any cost.
“My aim is to work as an MP. I didn’t ask for anything. I had said that I don’t need this post. I think, I will be relieved from the post soon. There is no problem with Thrissur voters. They know it and, as an MP, I will perform really well for them. I have to do my films at any cost,” Suresh Gopi said, while speaking to a regional channel in Delhi, after the oath-taking ceremony.
However, Gopi’s office later said he never said this. In fact, misconceptions are being spread by a certain section of the media. Suresh Gopi will issue clarification after the allocation of portfolio, it added.
Gopi, along with senior party leader George Kurian, were the only BJP nominees from Kerala to be inducted into the Union Cabinet.
With Gopi’s inclusion in Modi 3.0 government, the BJP wants to show its seriousness about its plans for Kerala, which will be going to the polls in 2026.
Suresh Gopi won the Thrissur parliamentary constituency, which has been a Left bastion, and created history as the first BJP MP from Kerala.
Suresh Gopi defeated the CPI’s VS Sunil Kumar by a decent margin of 74,000 votes in a three-cornered fight. The Congress fielded K Muraleedharan from the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat.
During the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, Gopi heavily promoted his candidacy with the slogan ‘A Union Minister for Thrissur, Modi’s guarantee’.
