Kerala oppn intensifies stir against Minister, Vijayan says no to resignation By IANS | 0 Views Pinarayi Vijayan. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 : For the second day in succession, the Congress-led opposition in the Kerala Assembly on Friday stood firm in their demand seeking the resignation of State Education Minister V. Sivankutty while Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan firmly ruled out the resignation. Sivankutty along with another present legislator -- K.T. Jaleel, a former Minister, and four other former legislators will have to face trial after the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the Kerala government's plea to withdraw the cases against the CPI-M leaders for vandalism in the state Assembly in 2015.