Kathmandu, April 23 -- Sudan Gurung, who gained national limelight following the Gen Z movement last September and repeatedly pledged uncompromising action against corruption, resigned as home minister on Wednesday amid mounting controversy over his share investments and alleged links to a businessman under investigation for money laundering.

"I will pull out every rupee from the houses of the corrupt," Gurung had said after becoming minister. "I will bring them [the corrupt] forward and show the world how Nepal changes."

During his first interaction with journalists last week, the home minister reiterated that he would spare no one. "I will not spare even my own father," he said. "I swear by my country."

But less than a month after ta...