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In a recent interview with a national daily, the actor had said more people would have come forward to support the survivor in the actress assault case had it not been for the WCC.
The actor says the complainant should react and go to a police station or the Women’s commission, instead of other organisations.
WCC members have asked producers association to parallelly evaluate why such prompt disciplinary action is only accorded to this incident alone.
Thrikkakara police, who probed the case, said the chargesheet was filed in a local court and rape charges have been levelled against the director.
The Collective has asked the Academy chaired by director Ranjith to have a 'meaningful dialogue' with the woman filmmaker.
According to WCC, there is an aggressive pattern used by perpetrators to silence the voices of survivors, which needs to be recognised here.
The government has been refusing to make public the recommendations citing its 'sensitive' nature despite demands from several quarters to make it available in the public domain.
The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), which also attended the meeting, said it had no objection in releasing the report.
Addressing the AMMA organising committee, he added that the organisation need not refund his Rs 1 lakh membership fee.
In a statement released on social media, the collective demanded that Vijay Babu be suspended from all film bodies until a verdict comes out.