Kochi: Malayalam superstar, Mohanlal resigned as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). The members of the executive committee submitted their joint resignation.
‘AMMA has decided to disperse the executive committee on moral grounds in the light of allegations made by some actors against some of the committee members. A new committee will be formed after an election within two months. We hope that a leadership that is capable of revamping and strengthening the association will take over soon. Thankful to everyone for pointing out our errors,’ said AMMA in a statement.
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Earlier on Sunday, Malayalam actor and producer Siddique resigned as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). He resigned following sexual assault allegations made by a female actor on August 24.
The sexual allegations came in the Malayalam film industry following the release of Justice Hema Committee report, which pointed towards numerous incidents of sexual abuse in the field.