Kochi: Noted star Siddique on Sunday surrendered as the basic assistant of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A.) adhering to sexual offense claims elevated by a female star on August 24.
Speaking to media, the elderly star claimed he had actually sent his resignation letter to the President of the organisation,Mohanlal
“Yes. I have tendered my official resignation to the president of the organisation, Mohanlal. Since there were allegations against me, I have decided not to continue in the post and resigned,” Siddique claimed. A women star carried Saturday affirmed that Siddique had sexually mistreated her after welcoming her for a flick conversation.
The claims was available in the wake of the spin in the Malayalam movie market adhering to the launch of Justice Hema Committee record, which directed in the direction of various events of sexual assault in the area. The record has actually exposed circumstances of harassment and exploitation of ladies in the Malayalam movie theater market, triggering require activity versus the guilty.
Meanwhile, different participants of A.M.M.A. invited the choice of the elderly star to tip down from the leading article of the attire following the claims. Meanwhile, Jayan Cherthala, the vice head of state of the A.M.M.A., claimed it was not ideal for Siddique to proceed in the placement also after such severe claims turned up versus him.
Well- understood star Anoop Chandran claimed he sent out an e-mail to A.M.M.A. head of state Mohanlal in the early morning describing the need of looking for Siddique’s resignation from the placement. “The continuation of a person, facing serious allegations, in the post is actually an insult to the entire organisation. So I said in the email that if Siddique was not ready to step down on his own, the executive committee should be prepared to oust him,” Chandran informed media.
Actress Mala Parvathy claimed Siddique’s choice to surrender was”morally and ethically correct”
“The actor’s resignation is inevitable…it is an appropriate decision. If that victim woman showed the courage to come in front of the society and detailed the trauma she underwent publically, we should understand the intensity of pain and humiliation she had suffered,” Parvathy claimed.
Published 25 August 2024, 02:55 IST
