Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Monday passed a resolution against the SBT-SBI merger.

The resolution was passed amidst the opposition of the BJP's O Rajagopal MLA.

Clarifying that he was protesting against the resolution politically, Rajagopal alleged that the CPM and the Congress were opposing the merger of SBT with SBI because of their hatred towards the Modi government.

Meanwhile, Minister Thomas Isaac criticized the stand taken by O Rajagopal.

"Rajagopal is supporting SBT-SBI merger due to his narrow interests. The Kerala Assembly has a history of standing along with the state's interests. Rajagopal is standing against the interests of the state," Thomas Isaac alleged.

The Assembly decided to convey its opposition to SBT-SBI merger to the Centre and the Reserve bank.