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Minister for Culture and Films, Saji Cherian, hinted at the possibility of the filmmaker stepping down.
Asked about the allegation against senior filmmaker and Chalachithra Academy chairman Ranjith by Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra, Urvashi said, 'a mature decision would be to step down and face probe.'
Satheesan added that the govt's inaction would further fuel the perception that the entire Malayalam film industry is complicit in wrongdoing.
He also criticised the silence of the various film associations regarding the report.
AMMA general secretary, Siddique, started the press meet brushing off the criticism that AMMA was maintaining a disturbing silence on the report.
The clear hint was that the court can now empower the state government to take action.
He slammed Minister Saji Cherian and his predecessor A K Balan for their justification of non-action by the government.
Earlier, Manorama News reported that 11 paragraphs were allegedly omitted from the report without the recommendation of the State Information Commission (SIC).
If women have complained about sexual abuse incidents inside film sets, AMMA and other organisations have the moral responsibility to investigate this issue, he said.
The screenwriter also shared her angst regarding the lack of discussion on the poor facilities provided to women on the film sets.
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