KANNUR : Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday expressed his desire to resign his ministerial post to resume acting career because his income has significantly decreased. He recommended BJP’s newly elected Rajya Sabha member C Sadanandan Master as his replacement in the central cabinet.
Addressing party workers at a function in Knnur which was also attended by Sadanandan, the erstwhile actor said the senior leader’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha marked a significant breakthrough in the politics of northern Kannur district.
“I have never prayed for becoming a minister. A day before the elections, I told reporters that I do not want to become a minister, I want to continue with my cinema, ” he said.
“I am saying here with sincerity that Sadanandan Master should be made a (union) minister after removing me. I believe that it will become a new chapter in the political history of Kerala,” he said.
The actor-turned-politician said he was among the youngest BJP members in the state, having joined the party only in October 2016.
Sadanandan Master, a senior leader of the saffron party from Kannur district, is a survivor of political violence. He lost both his legs during an alleged attack by CPI(M) workers in 1994.
