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Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian described histrion and erstwhile Kerala Chalachitra Academy Chairman Premkumar arsenic a “crystal-clear leftist” and lauded his contributions to the movie academy.
The Minister was speaking to the media successful Thrissur connected Monday erstwhile asked astir Mr. Premkumar’s absorption to the caller reconstitution of the academy’s enforcement committee. Mr. Premkumar had remarked that helium came to cognize astir the caller appointments done societal media.
“The authorities has a wide work to name caller office-bearers erstwhile a word ends. That’s what was done here. Beyond issuing the order, there’s thing unusual. I assumed the academy officials would person informed Mr. Premkumar. I was overseas astatine the time,” said Mr. Cherian.
From the government’s perspective, the process was purely routine, helium added. “Mr. Premkumar served 3 years arsenic vice-chairman and one-and-a-half years arsenic chairman. That’s nary tiny contribution. If his removal were linked to immoderate remark astir the ASHA workers’ protest, it could person happened agelong ago,” the Minister remarked.
Calling Mr. Premkumar “a committed leftist who offered singular work to the academy,” Mr. Cherian said the authorities held him successful precocious regard. “I spoke to him conscionable 2 days agone and didn’t consciousness immoderate resentment,” helium added.
