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Union minister of state for minority affairs George Kurian resigns, President Droupadi Murmu accepts resignation
Public Lokpal
June 23, 2026
Union minister of state for minority affairs George Kurian resigns, President Droupadi Murmu accepts resignation
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the council of ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end.
The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls.
President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Tuesday.
Kurian was also holding the charge as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of Kurian from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, the communique said.
Kurian was probably the only minister in the Union government who belongs to the Christian community. His Rajya Sabha tenure ended on June 21.
Two Union ministers -- Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kurian --- were not renominated for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections even though their tenures were coming to an end.
PTI
