AMMA crisis: Women actors accuse Shwetha Menon of communal polarisation, political and corporate nexus
Women actors in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) have accused president Shwetha Menon of fostering communal polarization and maintaining unethical corporate-political ties. The allegations follow a legal dispute over the functioning of an ad-hoc committee within the organization.
Why it matters
The controversy exposes deep-seated internal conflicts and allegations of corruption within a major regional film industry body.
In a hard-hitting press conference, a group of women actors levelled serious allegations against Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) president Shwetha Menon and some of her committee members, accusing them of attempted communal polarisation and advancing corporate and political agendas.
The article reports on the accusations made by the actors while identifying the context of the internal organizational crisis.
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