Saji Cherian
Saji Cherian | |
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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. 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.