Simi John was expelled from the party on Sunday following her alleged derogatory remarks against women leaders of the Congress in an interview with a private TV channel.
Veteran actor Mammootty on Sunday shared his thoughts on the ongoing controversy in the Malayalam film industry following the sexual harassment allegation made by actresses and also reacted to the Justice Hema Committee report that was recently made public.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday sought the complete release of the Hema Committee Report, following the findings of the report hit the Malayalam film industry with sexual abuse allegations.
Sarathkumar elaborated on the initiative by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), that led to the findings of the Hema Committee Report. She added that the report was not made public for four years and the details were made public only after court order.
"When such incidents happen, which might lead to the destruction of the entire industry, we do not know what else to do. We request you not to put the entire focus on AMMA," Mohanlal said.
The lawyer of Malayalam actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh has said that his client is ready to cooperate with the police investigation in the case registered against him in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by a woman actor.
Protesters raised slogans against the Left Democratic Front government in the State and the actor. The police used water cannons to disperse the protesters as they attempted to climb the barricades.
She also advocated for increased reperesentation of women in all bodies "so every union must have parent body which has 50 per cent of women and 50 per cent of male."