Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader George Kurian has resigned as the Union minister of state for minority affairs and fisheries, with the President accepting his resignation following the expiration of his six-year Rajya Sabha term. Kurian, a veteran BJP member since 1980 and a Supreme Court advocate, had assumed his ministerial roles in August 2024 and was not renominated, reportedly due to the party's performance in Kerala Assembly elections. His previous tenures include serving as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities and as an officer on special duty to a former Union minister, alongside active participation in party leadership roles and translation of speeches by top BJP leaders into Malayalam.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader George Kurian has resigned as the Union minister of state for minority affairs and fisheries, with the President accepting his resignation following the expiration of his six-year Rajya Sabha term. Kurian, a veteran BJP member since 1980 and a Supreme Court advocate, had assumed his ministerial roles in August 2024 and was not renominated, reportedly due to the party's performance in Kerala Assembly elections. His previous tenures include serving as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities and as an officer on special duty to a former Union minister, alongside active participation in party leadership roles and translation of speeches by top BJP leaders into Malayalam.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader George Kurian has resigned as the Union minister of state for minority affairs and fisheries, with the President accepting his resignation following the expiration of his six-year Rajya Sabha term. Kurian, a veteran BJP member since 1980 and a Supreme Court advocate, had assumed his ministerial roles in August 2024 and was not renominated, reportedly due to the party's performance in Kerala Assembly elections. His previous tenures include serving as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities and as an officer on special duty to a former Union minister, alongside active participation in party leadership roles and translation of speeches by top BJP leaders into Malayalam.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader George Kurian on Tuesday resigned as the Union minister of state for minority affairs and fisheries. The resignation followed the expiration of his six-year Rajya Sabha term. 

The President has accepted his resignation. 

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri George Kurian from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution," the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement. 

The 65-year-old leader had served as a Minister of State in the third Modi Union Cabinet since August 2024. A veteran BJP member since the party's formation in 1980, Kurian is also a practised Supreme Court advocate. 

Kurian had to give up his post as he was not renominated, allegedly owing to the poor performance of the party in the Kerala Assembly elections. 

He took charge of the Ministry of minority affairs and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on June 11, 2024. 

Kurian had served as the vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities and as an officer on special duty (OSD) to the then Union minister of state for railways, O. Rajagopal. 

A member of Kerala's prominent Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Kurian has been with the BJP since its 1980 formation. He has also served as a state general secretary, the national secretary of the Bharatiya Yuva Morcha, and the party’s national executive body.

Also, he has been a familiar face on TV debates and was often seen translating speeches of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah into Malayalam during their visits to Kerala. 

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