Kochi, April 10 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that he did not consider the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's (SFIO) charges against his daughter Veena "seriously" and rejected calls by the opposition for his resignation.

On April 3, the SFIO named Veena, MD of the now-defunct IT firm Exalogic Solutions, as an accused in its prosecution complaint in the alleged illegal payment case.

When asked by reporters about recent developments in the case during a press briefing in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, the CM said, "The case is in court. Let it go on and we will see. I don't see it very seriously. What's the surprise in party (CPM) backing me? The party has clearly seen the aim behind the case (against my...