Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni on Sunday claimed that no land was encroached upon for the construction of the N-Convention Centre in Hyderabad, which was demolished by authorities on Saturday.
The Kerala government has decided to form a special investigation team led by a senior police officer to investigate the allegations of sexual abuses in the Malayalam film industry.
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday slammed the "inaction" of the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala over the Hema Committee report that revealed rampant sexual exploitation, illegal bans and inhuman working conditions in the Malayalam film industry.
Congress leader Satheesan also alleged that Kerala Culture Minister Saji Charan was "trying to avoid" an investigation and demanded that he resign immediately.
Meanwhile, Youth Congress Vice President Abin Varkey has lodged the complaint, urging an inquiry in light of recent revelations made by a Bengali actress.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the Hema committee report on the Malayalam film industry had not been withheld deliberately and Justice Hema had requested that the parts of the report should not be released publicly as it contained sensitive personal information.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that it is utterly shameful and shocking that the government did not release the Justice Hema report for about five years. He added that the Kerala state government ought to be ashamed of itself.
The Kerala government has made public the Justice K Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industry. However, 63 pages of the initial 295-page report have been redacted before its release under the RTI Act.
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has warned the Kerala government that if the Justice Hema Committee's report is not released within 15 days, then an independent enquiry will be conducted into the problems faced by female actors in the Malayalam film in