Cannot Exist With out Movies, Will Be Blissful If I am Eliminated As Minister: Suresh Gopi

Actor-turned-politician and BJP’s lone Lok Sabha member from Kerala, Suresh Gopi, who can also be the Union Minister of State for Tourism, dropped a bombshell on Wednesday by saying that he shall be completely satisfied if he’s relieved from the minister’s publish as a result of performing is his ardour and he can’t reside with out it.

“Appearing is my ardour and with out movies I can’t exist … If I’m eliminated (because the MoS) because of that, I shall be most completely satisfied,” Gopi mentioned whereas addressing a gathering of a movie physique right here on Wednesday.

“Earlier than I took over as Minister, I had mentioned this to my leaders. I had met Amit Shah and he had requested me what number of movies do I’ve within the pipeline. I informed him I’ve about 25 scripts and 22 movies,” Gopi mentioned, including that he’s anticipating permission to renew performing.

“Nevertheless, one factor I can let you know… I’ll being performing for the movie ‘Ottakomban’ on September 6,” the BJP MP mentioned.

“With this accountability as a Minister, I’m unable to be with my voters in Thrissur. If I’m relieved of the ministerial publish, I can act and in addition be with the voters in my constituency,” Gopi added.

Gopi, who scripted a surprising victory from Thrissur to assist BJP win its first-ever Lok Sabha seat from Kerala, was initially reluctant to take up a ministerial publish since he had just a few dedicated movie tasks lined up.

However following stress from the occasion’s nationwide management, he reached Delhi hours earlier than the swearing in and was made the Minister of State for Tourism.

With over 250 movies below his belt in a profession which started within the mid ’80s, Gopi is called the ‘Aangry younger man of Malayalam movies’.

Gopi’s tryst with politics started following his closeness to four-time Congress Chief Minister Okay. Karunakaran. Nevertheless, after Karunakaran stop energetic politics and Oommen Chandy earned prominence, Gopi didn’t get pleasure from the identical chemistry with the latter and ultimately bid goodbye to the Congress.

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