‘AMMA’ has nothing to do with the Hema commission report, says actor Siddique
Ernakulam: Days after the State Information Commission (SIC) ordered that the Justice Hema Committee report be publicized and the cultural department of the state having started the legal procedures where the identity of the victims being concealed, actor Siddique, the new general secretary of AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) said that the organization has no role in the report and the decision to release the report solely lies with the state government.
“AMMA has no involvement in the committee report and we haven’t made any interventions as far as the report is concerned. The sole decision to release the report lies with the state government as they have formed the committee and the members in the committee was decided by the state government and the cultural department under the state government”, said the actor the media after the general body meeting of AMMA.
Meanwhile, Siddique touched upon the controversial remark made by actor Ramesh Pisharody in connection with the AMMA elections. In a letter addressed to all members, Pisharody has openly criticised the selection of three female members to the Executive Committee, calling it undemocratic.
“The issue raised by Ramesh Pisharody has been resolved. To address the matter, we will consider amending the organisation’s constitution”, the actor said.
The general body meeting in Kochi was attended by AMMA president Mohanlal, Union Minister Suresh Gopi, Jagadish, Siddique, Unni Mukundan, Tovino Thomas and other prominent artists in the Malayalam film industry.
Justice Hema Commission was constituted in 2017 following the actress assault case in February in which Malayalam actor Dileep was one of the accused. Even though the commission submitted its report to the state government two years ago, the government has not revealed the details of the report. This has resulted in widespread discontentment among many women artists in the industry who had alleged that the government is colluding with perpetrators and trying to conceal the information and hence the truth.
Days after the State Information Commission (SIC) ordered that the Justice Hema Committee report be publicized and the cultural department of the state having started the legal procedures where the identity of the victims being concealed, actor Siddique, the new general secretary of AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) said that the organization has no role in the report and the decision to release the report solely lies with the state government. Kerala States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news
