L Murugan Resigns, Plans Full-Time BJP Work In Tamil Nadu (Img: X)
New Delhi: Union Minister L Murugan resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Tuesday, saying he wanted to return to the grassroots and devote himself to strengthening the BJP in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Murugan, 50, served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Information and Broadcasting in the Narendra Modi-led government. He belongs to the Dalit community and hails from Konur in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X, Murugan described his tenure in the Union government as a privilege and recalled his journey from a family of daily wage labourers to the Union Council of Ministers.
"It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve Bharat Mata and Tamil nadu under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister narendra Modi.From the son of daily wage labourers to serving in the Union council of Ministers under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi has been the greatest privilege of my life".
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Explaining his decision, he said he wanted to work closely with party workers and strengthen the BJP's organisational base in Tamil Nadu ahead of the next general election.
"Now, I wish to return to the grassroots, stand with our Karyakartas and dedicate myself full-time to strengthening the BJP in Tamil nadu ahead of 2029 lok sabha elections. Nation First. party Next. Self Last"
Murugan also requested that he be relieved of his ministerial responsibilities and allowed to relinquish his Rajya Sabha membership to focus entirely on party work in Tamil Nadu.
"With humility and graetful heart, I therefore request you to relieve me my responsibility as Minister of State(MoS) and permit me to relinquish my membership of the Rajya Sabha,so that I may dedicate full time to strengthening the party in Tamil nadu"
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Murugan was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, with his current term scheduled to run until 2030. He first entered the Upper House in September 2021 and was elected for a second term in April 2024.
Before joining the Union Cabinet, Murugan served as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) from 2017 to 2020. In March 2020, he was appointed president of the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit.
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He became the second Dalit leader to head the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit, after Kirubanidhi, who held the position from 2000 to 2003.
