By our Correspondent
Guruvayur, July 5 (IVC) The Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism, Mr Suresh Gopi said that he would not entertain the inauguration of any private program in his capacity as Member of Parliament.
Replying to the reception accorded to him by the BJP Chavakad Mandalam Committee at nearby Engandiyur yesterday, the minister made it clear that he would gladly accept invitations for inauguration of private programs as a cine actor and not a MP. He hastened to add that he would be glad to accept invitations for such private programs and receive money for it as other actors do. He said that the money accrued from such programs would entirely be given to his trust and he would not take even a single naya paise for his personal need and the entire amounts would be set apart for philanthropic activities.
The remuneration came to him from acting in films, in between five and eight per cent would be utilized for pro bono public activities, the Minister added. He assured the audience that all promises of development projects put forward by him during electioneering would certainly be fulfilled and perhaps more than them.
Mr Suresh Gopi was elected to the 18th Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency and thus the long cherished wish of BJP to open an account in the Lok sabah from Kerala with at least one elected representative of the party was fulfilled.
