Fact Check: Kerala’s first MP Suresh Gopi does not want to resign as Union MoS
Suresh Gopi, a prominent figure in Malayalam cinema, won the 2024 elections from Thrissur with a significant margin of 75,000 votes. Gopi’s victory is a personal achievement for the actor-turned-politician after being defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Assembly elections
Suresh Gopi, a prominent figure in Malayalam cinema, won the 2024 elections from Thrissur with a significant margin of 75,000 votes. Gopi’s victory is a personal achievement for the actor-turned-politician after being defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Assembly elections.
He took oath as a Union Minister along with others on Sunday, June 9, 2024. After this, a message claiming that Suresh Gopi wants to resign from the Ministry, right after his swearing-in ceremony, is in circulation.
The post in Hindi goes as: “गजब मजाक बना रखा है. कल BJP सां
Fact check:
The claim is False. Suresh Gopi himself denied the claim.
When we searched to find more information on these claims, we found a post on his social media account stating “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 @narendramodiJi we are committed to the development and prosperity of Kerala.”
According to India Today’s report, Suresh Gopi issued a clarification after the allocation of the portfolio stating that misconceptions are being spread by a certain section of the media.
Hindustan Times report states that Kerala BJP president K Surendran dismissed the reports as ‘fake news’. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, K Surendran mocked the Kerala media and said a section of journalists was spreading fake news against the BJP state unit.
Hence, the claim that Kerala MP Suresh Gopi, who was sworn in as a Union minister of state in the BJP government wants to resign from the ministry is False. He refuted the claims.