AMMA row: Shwetha Menon says ‘will go to any extent’ to ensure ‘power group’ does not lead association
She alleged that the group “humiliated” her and tried to expel her from the annual general body meeting of the association held in Kochi on June 21. Menon said she has “not understood the logic” behind the allegation that a national party that has been in power for the last 12 years will require her support to get candidates. She said she “has no reason” to hide her political affiliation, if any, as the association’s executive committee has members with political leanings across various parties, including the Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and BJP.
- ▪She alleged that the group “humiliated” her and tried to expel her from the annual general body meeting of the association held in Kochi on June 21.
- ▪Menon said she has “not understood the logic” behind the allegation that a national party that has been in power for the last 12 years will require her support to get candidates.
- ▪She said she “has no reason” to hide her political affiliation, if any, as the association’s executive committee has members with political leanings across various parties, including the Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and BJP.
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Actor Shwetha Menon, who retracted her earlier decision to step down as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), has said she will “go to any extent” to make sure that those named in the Hema Committee report will not lead the actors’ body.In a social media post on Tuesday, she stated that her fight is against the ‘power group’ named in the Hema Committee report [on the problems faced by women in Malayalam cinema]. She alleged that the group “humiliated” her and tried to expel her from the annual general body meeting of the association held in Kochi on June 21.
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