'Colony' Symbol Of Colonial Slavery: Kerala Minister Before Resigning

Kerala Minister K Radhakrishnan, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha, has issued an order to remove colonial names for places where people belonging to SC/ST communities live.

Kerala Minister K Radhakrishnan, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha, resigned from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's Cabinet on Tuesday, but not before issuing a landmark order to remove colonial names for places where people belonging to SC/ST communities live.

Mr Radhakrishnan, who held the Devaswom, Welfare of SC, ST and Backward Classes and Parliamentary Affairs portfolios, handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Vijayan at his official residence here.

His resignation as MLA was handed over to Speaker AN Shamseer later.