Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) he led lost the assembly elections, V.S. Achuthanandan resigned as Kerala chief minister yesterday. Addressing the media later, the veteran leader said the new government should ensure that those facing criminal charges and "womanisers" are kept out.
Achuthanandan submitted his resignation to Governor R.S. Gavai.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) barely managed to scrape through and got 72 seats in the 140-member assembly, just one seat more than the required minimum to run a government. The outgoing LDF secured 68 seats.
"Under no circumstances should those with a tainted track record such as the corrupt and womanisers be thrust upon the people of Kerala," Achuthanandan said here Saturday.
Asked to elaborate on whether he was pointing to people like Indian Union Muslim League leader P.K. Kunhalikutty, who is alleged to be involved in the Kozhikode ice cream sex case scandal, he said, "I have already said what I wanted to say."
The Congress-led UDF, which has begun informal talks on formation of the next government, is certain to have Kunhalikutty as a minister as well as T.M. Jacob (Kerala Congress-Jacob).
Achuthanandan has been waging a war against both these leaders and early this year launched a re-investigation into the case.
Achuthanandan submitted his resignation to Governor R.S. Gavai.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) barely managed to scrape through and got 72 seats in the 140-member assembly, just one seat more than the required minimum to run a government. The outgoing LDF secured 68 seats.
"Under no circumstances should those with a tainted track record such as the corrupt and womanisers be thrust upon the people of Kerala," Achuthanandan said here Saturday.
Asked to elaborate on whether he was pointing to people like Indian Union Muslim League leader P.K. Kunhalikutty, who is alleged to be involved in the Kozhikode ice cream sex case scandal, he said, "I have already said what I wanted to say."
The Congress-led UDF, which has begun informal talks on formation of the next government, is certain to have Kunhalikutty as a minister as well as T.M. Jacob (Kerala Congress-Jacob).
Achuthanandan has been waging a war against both these leaders and early this year launched a re-investigation into the case.
