A day after the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) questioned the silence of Malayalam film industry organisations on the rape allegations against producer and actor Vijay Babu, the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A) seems to be making the first moves in this regard. The Association has convened its executive committee meeting on Sunday, in which possible action against Mr.Babu is expected to be taken up for discussion.
According to sources, the Association might seek an explanation from him and ask him to step down from the executive committee until his name is cleared. The Association has in the past too dithered on taking decisive steps in similar circumstances, when the allegations of the kidnap and sexual assault of a female actor were raised against actor Dileep. After a delayed ouster, when he was named as an accused in the case, he was quickly reinstated to the association. Later in October 2018, he was made to resign from the organisation following immense pressure from the WCC and the public.
On Friday, the WCC had demanded industry associations including AMMA to suspend Mr.Babu's membership.
