Hours after Kerala’s ruling Congress-led UDF decided not to accept his resignation in connection with the bar bribery case, Congress leader K. Babu on Saturday decided to withdraw his resignation as Minister from the Oommen Chandy Cabinet.
Mr. Babu, who had tendered his resignation a week ago in the wake of the vigilance court ordering registration of an FIR against him in the bar bribery case, said personally he was not interested in returning to the government but, as an obedient party worker, he was compelled to withdraw his resignation.
“Though I am not interested in returning to the ministership, I, as an obedient party worker, accept the decision taken by the party leadership and UDF. In such a situation, I am compelled to withdraw my resignation,” Mr. Babu told reporters in Thrippunithura near Kochi.
Mr. Chandy had not forwarded the resignation letter to the Governor.
The UDF meeting decided that there was no need for Mr. Babu to resign as the High Court had stayed the vigilance court proceedings against him for two months.
The meeting also urged that former finance minister >K.M. Mani , who had resigned after the High Court made some strong observations against him in the case, to come back to the Cabinet, UDF convener P.P. Thankachan told reporters after the meeting.
