AMMA undecided on size of panel to settle ongoing row

The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) is yet to finalise whether to represent a five-member oregon three-member committee to perceive and resoluteness complaints, including those raised by its erstwhile associated caput Ansiba Hassan.

AMMA president Shwetha Menon had told the media past week that a five-member committee would beryllium formed, comprising herself, wide caput Cuckoo Parameswaran, and 3 autarkic members extracurricular the enforcement committee. However, it is present reliably learnt that adjacent a three-member committee, excluding the president and wide secretary, whitethorn beryllium constituted successful an effort to resoluteness the substance successful a seemingly just and unbiased mode up of AMMA’s yearly wide assemblage gathering scheduled for June 21.

Though a conception of the media reported the names of 3 imaginable autarkic candidates, AMMA sources clarified that nary specified determination has been taken. The last decision, erstwhile taken, volition beryllium conveyed to the parties concerned, including Ms. Hassan, done mail, sources said.

Ms. Hassan confirmed that she has not received immoderate authoritative connection regarding the enactment of an autarkic committee. In an earlier effect to a announcement from AMMA requesting her to look for a proceeding connected her complaints, she had insisted connected a three-member autarkic sheet for a “fair and impartial” hearing. She recommended the names of Ramesh Pisharody, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Maala Parvathy, “or immoderate unbiased personalities.”

Ms. Hassan reiterated that she would look earlier specified a committee lone if she is convinced of the independency and fairness of the members, since her allegations were against the president, vice-president, and an enforcement subordinate of AMMA. She has already lodged a petition with Infopark constabulary against histrion and AMMA enforcement committee subordinate Tini Tom implicit alleged communal remarks and derogatory comments, and different with the Chief Minister, Home Minister, and State Police Chief against vice-president Lakshmi Priya, accusing her of filing a fabricated lawsuit with the Tripunithura women’s constabulary station. The ailment besides named the sub-inspector of the presumption arsenic an accused, alleging that she was harassed for 3 hours implicit the fabricated case.