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Saji Cherian [1] | |
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| Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
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| Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 20 May 2021 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
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| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. K. Ramachandran Nair |
| Constituency | Chengannur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1965 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Residence(s) | Kozhuvalloor, Chengannur |
Saji Cherian (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian politician from Kerala. He currently serves as the minister for fisheries, culture & youth affairs in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government and as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chengannur constituency.[2][3] He was also the former Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs (2021 – 2022) in the Second Vijayan ministry. Following a controversial speech in Mallappally in 2022 in which he spoke derisively of the Indian constitution, he resigned on 6 July amid mounting pressure from the opposition. He returned as the minister again on 4 January 2023 after the high court of Kerala rejected petition against him.[4]
- ^ "Minister for Fisheries & Culture".
- ^ "CPI(M)-led LDF's Saji Cheriyan wins Chengannur Assembly bypoll by huge margin". DNA India.
- ^ "LDF wins Chengannur in record majority". Mathrubhumi. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Saji Cherian sworn in again as minister".