Director Ranjit resigned from the post of President of Kerala Chalachitra Academy, actress had accused him/her

Famous Malayalam director Ranjit on Sunday resigned from the post of President of the state-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy. A few days ago, Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra accused him/her of misbehaving with her in the year 2009. This incident happened on the day when senior Malayalam actor Siddique resigned from the post of General Secretary of the Malayalam Movie Artists Association, as a fellow artist of his/her alleged that the actor had raped her in her youth. Know what is the whole matter. Speaking to the media on Friday, Sreelekha Mitra said that this incident happened when Ranjit’s film ‘Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirkolapathkathinte Katha’ was under production. These allegations have surfaced in the backdrop of the release of the Hema Committee report, which revealed large-scale sexual abuse in the film industry.

There is a culture of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry!
The report said a culture of sexual harassment was rampant in the Malayalam film industry. The committee also reported instances of the casting couch (in which powerful men demand sexual favours from women in exchange for film opportunities), frequent lewd comments by men at the workplace, and drunken male co-stars barging into women’s rooms, among others.

Ranjit became the president in 2021 Renowned scriptwriter and filmmaker for the last four decades, Ranjit was made the chairman of the academy by the CPIM government in 2021. After the allegations, State Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian had said, ‘No action can be taken against him/her on the basis of allegations. We are for the welfare of women. There should be a written complaint for any action. This party [सीपीआई(एम)] It is up to the Congress to decide whether Ranjit should be removed from the post of chairman of the academy or not. Ranjit has responded to the allegations.’ However, despite this statement, the Congress was protesting and demanding Ranjit’s resignation.