Days after resigning from the executive committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), veteran actor Mammootty shared his thoughts on the developments.As reported by India Today, when reporters sought his response to the ongoing controversy, Mammootty replied, “I wonder why you haven’t asked that.”The actor chose not to elaborate, instead suggesting that people wait for the process to take its course. Talking more about the situation, Mammootty emphasized the importance of patience. He said, “Let things happen, a decision will be reached; it’s okay.”Mammootty added, “We can only see things as they happen, right? Next time is not in our hands, though.
Shwetha Menon explains why she resigned
Meanwhile, actor Shwetha Menon has publicly opened up about the circumstances that led to her resignation.According to Shwetha Menon’s Instagram note, she faced misinformation campaigns and allegations even before the AMMA elections. He also stated that he remains committed to fulfilling his responsibilities despite the challenges.In his statement, he wrote, “Part 1 – I thank everyone who stood by me. But I feel it is important to put my words before the public myself. The reason why I resigned is because I refuse to be anyone’s puppet. Even before the election, AMMA put people like Crime Nandakumar, Martin Menacheri in front of them and made false allegations against me. I can assure them that I did everything I could.”
Called for transparency and audit
Shwetha also alleged that efforts to probe alleged irregularities from previous administrations were hampered.He wrote, “Unfortunately, certain vested interests ensured that we never got the chance to investigate the wrongdoings committed by some members of the committee in the past.The actor also responded to the criticism that continued after his resignation. He admitted that attempts to target his reputation have not stopped and used the statement to respond to political labels attached to him by some critics.Shwetha denied any association with political camps and emphasized that she keeps a distance from political events regardless of who is in power.Shwetha Menon’s post received good responses from netizens. Actress Shamna Kasim wrote, “Right decision at right time.”