Bharatiya Janata Party MP Suresh Gopi has said he wants to opt out of the minsiterial duties, a day after being sworn-in as a Minister of State on Sunday. The Thrissur MP cited his film schedule as the reason to step down from the Union cabinet.
"I expect I will be relieved from the Union ministry. I have to finish my movies," Gopi told Manorama News. "Let the central leadership decide. As the MP, I will perform to the best of my abilities in Thrissur. I had maintained that I do not want the cabinet position," he said.