Kerala politicians stand by actor Mammootty facing online harassment, call him State's pride
The Hindu
Kerala politicians stand by actor Mammootty facing online harassment, call him State’s pride
Politicians from the Left and the Congress party in Kerala have rallied behind Malayalam superstar Mammootty who is facing online harassment from certain right-wing sympathisers in connection with one of his movies that had been released two years ago.
The controversy erupted after posts on on social media platforms claimed that the movie Puzhu released in 2022 was an “anti-Brahmanical” one.
Some of them even used Mammootty's birth name, Muhammed Kutty, to criticise the national award-winning actor in connection with the film, a psychological drama directed by debutant filmmaker Ratheena P.T.
The row erupted following a recent interview given by the woman director's husband to an online channel in which he claimed that the movie was against a particular community and criticised Mammootty for doing the film.
Rubbishing the social media campaign against the legendary actor, several persons, including Kerala Ministers V. Sivankutty and K. Rajan and AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, came out in support of Mammootty.
Senior CPI (M) leader and General Education Minister V. Sivankutty put up a Facebook post sharing a photo of of him with the actor, who has won three national awards, among many other recognitions.
"Mammootty is Malayalees' pride," the Minister said in the Facebook post.
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