THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Speaking to the media after his swearing-in ceremony was announced, former minister Saji Cheriyan said he did not insult the constitution. When the controversy arose, I resigned from the ministerial post on the basis of morals, after which an investigation was conducted for five months. The party will decide everything from now on", Saji Cheriyan said.

"There is no obstacle in becoming a minister legally. I have not seen the police report on the controversial issue related to me. The court has to examine the report. After six months of investigation, the concerned police officials submitted the report. No one would believe that any politician interferred in it. I have faith in the Constitution of India and I accept it. I belong to political parties that work to preserve the Indian polity. I have been a public servant for over 40 years. I've done nothing anti-social. When there was a controversial issue, I resigned on moral grounds. I learned that I would be reinstated in the cabinet after the party secretary officially said it.", Saji Cheriyan said.