another AITMC member of parliament Mukul Roy. Initially, Trivedi requested a written confirmation from Mamata Banerjee before resigning, as he had received conflicting reports on the same from the Leader of the Trinamool Congress parliamentary party - Sudeep Bandyopadhyay and the chief whip of Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha - Kalyan Banerjee. Finally, on 18 March 2012, Trivedi resigned after making a direct phone call to Mamata Banerjee for confirmation of the party position. Later, Trivedi explicitly clarified that he had resigned because Trinamool Congress and Mamata Banerjee asked him to resign, but that he had received "communication" that neither PM nor Congress would request for his resignation, with the result that "..if I had not resigned on that particular evening (last Sunday), I could have brought uncertainty to government itself and that is not my job". On forwarding the resignation to the President with recommendation of acceptance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh praised the budget presented by Trivedi and expressed "regret" on his "departure". Personal life Trivedi is married to Minal, who holds a PhD in genetics. They have a son. Positions held Forums References External links Radio interview with Dinesh Trivedi on BBC 1950 births Living people India MPs 2009–2014 University of Texas at Austin alumni University of Calcutta alumni St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni McCombs School of Business alumni Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal Railway Ministers of India India MPs 2014–2019 People from North 24 Parganas district Trivedi Dinesh Indian National Congress politicians Janata Dal politicians Gujarati people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal Former members of Trinamool Congress