Kerala Transport Minister Thomas Chandy resigns

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Thomas Chandy on Wednesday resigned as Transport Minister from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Cabinet in Kerala.

Mr. Chandy, who has been under fire for the past few months for alleged violation of various land-related laws and encroachment of the backwaters for his resort in Alappuzha district, handed over his resignation letter to party State president T.P. Peethambaran Master, who handed it over to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan around 1 p.m.