Yaun Utpeedan ke aaropon ke baad eememe mahaasachiv siddeekee ne isteepha diya
New Delhi: Jaane-mane Malayalam actor aur producer Siddique ne Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) ke general secretary pad se isteefa de diya hai, Sunday ko, ek female actor dwara 24 August ko sexual assault ke aarop lagaye jaane ke baad. Ek statement mein, Siddique ne confirm kiya ki unhone apna resignation letter AMMA ke president Mohanlal ko submit kar diya hai. “Haan, maine organisation ke president Mohanlal ko apna official resignation de diya hai. Mujh par aarop lagaye gaye the, isliye maine is pad par bane rehna theek nahi samjha aur isteefa de diya,” Siddique ne kaha.
Female actor ne Siddique par ilzaam lagaya ki unhone movie discussion ke liye bulane ke baad uska sexual abuse kiya. Yeh aarop us samay aaye jab Malayalam film industry ko Justice Hema Committee report ke baad badh kar scrutiny ka saamna karna pad raha hai, jisne industry mein harassments aur exploitation ke widespread issues ko highlight kiya hai.
Ek din pehle, Siddique ne media interaction ke dauran Hema Committee Report ke baare mein baat karte hue kaha, “Ek high power committee banayi gayi thi das saal pehle, jismein state ke sabhi film-related associations ke representatives shamil the. Hum sure nahi hai ki wahi committee report mein mention ki gayi hai.”
“Koi aisa power lobby nahi hai. Koi lobby cinema ko kisi bhi tarah se control nahi kar sakti. Agar koi group sabhi aspects ko control karega to industry kaise chalegi? Agar aisa koi power group hota, toh acchi cinema ban hi nahi paati. Jab se report saamne aayi hai, tab se poori Malayalam film industry aur uske logon ko galat tarah se generalize kiya jaa raha hai, jo ki takleef de hai. Har job sector mein issues hote hain, lekin kisi aur sector ke baare mein aise remarks nahi aate,” unhone joda.
ICYDK: Report mein female actors ke sath industry mein hone wali bhayanak discrimination aur exploitation ko zor dekar highlight kiya gaya hai. Casting couch ka prachalan, film sets par basic suvidhaon ki kami, wage disparities, aur abusers ke demands ko na maanne par unhe alag thalag kar dena, yeh sab industry ke andhere pehluon ko report ne ujagar kiya hai. Yeh teen-member committee, jise former Kerala High Court judge K Hema ne lead kiya tha, aur jisme veteran actor T Sarada aur retired IAS officer KB Valsalakumari members the, Kerala sarkar dwara July 2017 mein banayi gayi thi.
Pichhle hafte, Kerala High Court ne is report ko release karne ki anumati di, lekin shartein rakhi gayi ki names aur sensitive information ko redact kiya jayega taaki jinke naam report mein hain, unki identity surakshit rahe. Isko release karne mein kuch deri ke prayas bhi kiye gaye, lekin RTI Act ke tehat 295-page ki report ko Monday ko public kar diya gaya. Halaanki, initial 295-page report ke 63 pages redact kar diye gaye hain release se pehle. Yeh report batati hai ki kaise ek “mafia” kehlane wale group ke dwara control exert kiya jata hai, jo kisi bhi shakhs ko shikayat uthane par chup karwa deta hai, aur unhe bhayankar parinaamon ka samna karna padta hai.
Work front par, Siddique ne 300 se zyada Malayalam movies mein kaam kiya hai. Unhone Tamil films mein bhi apni pehchaan banayi hai, jaise ki Jana aur Bhaskar Oru Rascal.
