India, April 10 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's (SFIO) action against his daughter, T Veena, in the "illegal payment" scandal was aimed at targetting him.

Vijayan said, therefore, he was not taking the SFIO action very seriously. Responding to the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party's demands for his resignation over it, Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters, "You can keep hoping for my resignation."

The SFIO has reportedly named T Veena in an "illegal payment" scandal involving her now-defunct IT firm Exalogic and private mining company Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL).

"I know you want my blood, but you will not get it easily," Pinarayi Vijayan replied on being repeatedly ask...