Malayalam film producer and actor Vijay Babu will "temporarily stay away" from the executive committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in light of the rape allegations levelled against him by a young female actor.
The AMMA executive committee, which met on Sunday to take a decision on the possible action against the accused actor, has "accepted his request".
AMMA general secretary Edavela Babu told The Hindu that the actor had sent a letter to the organisation saying that he will temporarily stay away until his innocence is proven as he "does not wish to bring disrepute to the organisation due to the allegations".
