Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday approved Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's recommendation to re-induct CPI(M) leader Saji Cheriyan as a minister, an official source said.
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Cheriyan will be administered the oath of office on Wednesday at 4 pm, the source said.
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Talking to reporters here, Cheriyan said he has not received any official communication regarding the development.
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The CPI(M) leader had resigned in July last year from the state Cabinet over his alleged remarks against the Constitution during a speech in the Pathanamthitta district and the lodging of a criminal case against him in that connection.
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Subsequently, the ruling CPI(M) decided on December 30, 2022, to bring him back into the Cabinet and sent a letter to the Governor the next day seeking his convenience for administering the oath of office to the MLA on January 4.
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Khan, who returned to the state on Monday, had said that he needs to go through the papers related to Cheriyan's reinstatement into the Cabinet as it was not a normal case.