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Saji Cherian [1]
MLA
Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by
V. Abdurahiman (Minister for Fisheries)
V. N. Vasavan (Minister for Culture)
P. A. Mohammed Riyas (Minister for Youth Affairs)
Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala
In office 20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) – 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by
J. Mercykutty Amma (Minister for Fisheries)
A. K. Balan (Minister for Culture)
E. P. Jayarajan (Minister for Youth Affairs)
Succeeded by
V. Abdurahiman (Minister for Fisheries)
V. N. Vasavan (Minister for Culture)
P. A. Mohammed Riyas (Minister for Youth Affairs)
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2018
Preceded by
K. K. Ramachandran Nair
Constituency
Chengannur
Personal details
Born
(1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 59)
Nationality
Indian
Political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Residence(s)
Kozhuvalloor, Chengannur
In this Indian name, the name Cherian is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saji.
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 July 6 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.
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