Mandya: Former minister M H Ambareesh whose resignation letter was rejected by the Deputy Speaker yesterday, said on Tuesday that he will submit his resignation personally.

“Why should I remain even as a MLA, when I was dubbed as an inefficient minister?’ he questioned.

Ambareesh who was dropped from the Cabinet is reportedly miffed with Chief Minister and told that the CM should have spoken to the ministers whom he was going to drop.

“The CM should have a little bit of dignity. I would have resigned on my own if he had requested me to make way for others. He should have spoken to us and treated us with respect,” he said.

“I am pained by the Chief Minister’s decision. I will not hold any talk with him,” he added.

Ambareesh denied actress turned politician Ramya’s role in his removal as a minister as a few channels had highlighted the news yesterday.

Ambareesh was housing minister in the cabinet and there was speculation for days that he would be among those who would be dropped from the ministry. There had been criticism of his performance in his ministerial role. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reshuffled his cabinet on June 19, with 13 new ministers sworn in and 14 dropped.