Suresh Gopi refutes news of him resigning from ministry, calls it 'grossly incorrect'

Day after claiming that he hoped the Centre would relieve him of his fresh duties as a Union Minister, Suresh Gopi said news reports of him resigning from the Cabinet are 'grossly incorrect'.

Gopi took oath as MoS on Sunday after being voted to power from Thrissur, making him the first-ever BJP MP in Kerala.

Earlier, the Congress's Kerala unit had posted a news channel video on 'X' containing Gopi's remarks.

When reporters asked whether he chose the post of Minister of State (MoS) considering his film commitments, a smiling Gopi had said, "Nothing was demanded. I had told (them) that I don't want this. I feel that I will be relieved without delay."

Asked whether this posed a problem for the people of Thrissur who elected him, Gopi replied, "There is no problem for them. They know very well. As an MP for the people of Thrissur, I will perform very well. I desperately want to do films."

During his chat with two Malayalam news channels on Sunday night, he had also expressed his desire to establish an AIIMS in Kerala and collaborate with other ministers in fulfilling his duties as an MP.


Elected from Thrissur, the actor turned politician had said on Sunday that he was not “expecting to be in the ministry.” He added that he did not know what role he would be given in the cabinet.

“I am obeying my Prime Minister and my Home Minister -- my national leaders,” he had said.

On June 6, Gopi had said that he does not want to be a minister and all he wanted was that the ministries implement the projects he proposed for the welfare of the people of Kerala.

Gopi has issued a clarification on social media that he is not quitting the cabinet.


Gopi opened the account for BJP in Kerala for the first time since independence by defeating CPI’s V S Sunilkumar by around 74,000 votes.

In 2019, Gopi contested the election with a BJP ticket but finished third, behind Congress and CPI. He was then elected as a Member of Rajya Sabha by the BJP.