Speaking on the Hema Committee report for the first time, veteran actor Mohanlal has said that he is not part of the “power group” mentioned in the report and the entire Malayalam industry should be held accountable not just AMMA. Mohanlal quit as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) earlier this month. He urged everyone to not “destroy the industry”.
“We request you not to put all the focus on AMMA. The investigation is going on. Please don’t destroy the industry,” Mohanlal said as reported by ANI. The actor welcomed the Hema Committee report and said it was the right decision by the government to release that report. “AMMA cannot answer all the questions. These questions should be asked from everyone. This is a very hardworking industry. Many people are involved in it. But everyone cannot be blamed for this. Those responsible will be punished, investigation is going on,” he said.
Mohanlal said he was not part of any power group in the Malayalam film industry and he has no knowledge of the existence of any such group in the sector. He said Malayalam cinema is a huge industry where thousands of people work and the actor's association AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) could not address issues that cropped up there.
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