Mohanlal and AMMA did not redeem themselves — they had to go

In a span of two days, all the office-bearers of one of the biggest organisations of actors in India – the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) – have quit. They had to, for in the days following the release of the Hema Committee report – containing disclosures of abuse by women actors and technicians – skeletons of sexual exploitation began to tumble out of the closet. Woman after woman came out to speak before the extended microphones of news channels and pointed fingers at prominent male actors, alleging sexual harassment, abuse and assault. 

This time, AMMA had little choice but to act. The whole line of taking “moral responsibility“ is hogwash; it seems more like a hurried act to evade an explanation they owed the public. Sexual harassment allegations were levelled against several male actors, including three of the executive members — Siddique, Baburaj, and Jayan R. The AMMA could no longer play the delay tactics it is accustomed to, no longer stay indifferent to the accusations, when the world outside was receiving breaking news after breaking news against its “precious children.“