Actor Siddique resigns from Malayalam cinema artists’ physique over sexual assault allegation

Kochi, Famous actor Siddique on Sunday resigned as the overall secretary of the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artists following sexual assault allegations raised by a girl actor on August 24. Chatting with media, the senior actor mentioned he had despatched his resignation letter to the President of the organisation, Mohanlal. “Sure. I’ve tendered my official resignation to the president of the organisation, Mohanlal. Since there have been allegations in opposition to me, I’ve determined to not proceed within the put up and resigned,” Siddique mentioned. A feminine actor had on Saturday alleged that Siddique had sexually abused her after inviting her for a film dialogue. The allegations got here within the wake of the churn within the Malayalam movie business following the discharge of Justice Hema Committee report, which pointed in direction of quite a few incidents of sexual abuse within the discipline. The report has revealed situations of harassment and exploitation of girls within the Malayalam cinema business, prompting requires motion in opposition to the responsible. In the meantime, varied members of A.M.M.A. welcomed the choice of the senior actor to step down from the highest put up of the outfit within the wake of the allegations. In the meantime, Jayan Cherthala, the vice chairman of the A.M.M.A., mentioned it was not applicable for Siddique to proceed within the place even after such critical allegations cropped up in opposition to him. Effectively-known actor Anoop Chandran mentioned he despatched an electronic mail to A.M.M.A. president Mohanlal within the morning detailing the need of searching for Siddique’s resignation from the place. “The continuation of an individual, dealing with critical allegations, within the put up is definitely an insult to your entire organisation. So I mentioned within the electronic mail that if Siddique was not able to step down on his personal, the manager committee ought to be ready to oust him,” Chandran advised media. Actress Mala Parvathy mentioned Siddique’s determination to resign was “morally and ethically appropriate”. “The actor’s resignation is inevitable…it’s an applicable determination. If that sufferer girl confirmed the braveness to come back in entrance of the society and detailed the trauma she underwent publically, we should always perceive the depth of ache and humiliation she had suffered,” Parvathy mentioned.