Ms. Menon will battle it out with actor Devan for the highest put up. Ms. Parameswaran will face actor Raveendran within the contest for the put up of secretary. The election is scheduled on August 15. Actor Ansiba Hassan was elected joint secretary as all others who had submitted their nominations for the put up withdrew from the competition.
Actors Unni Sivapal and Anoop Chandran will vie for the put up of treasurer. Those remaining within the fray for the vice-president posts embrace Jayan Cherthala, Lakshmipriya, and Nasser Latheef.
Baburaj, Jagadeesh decide out
The final day for the withdrawal of nominations had all the weather of a potboiler as actor Baburaj, who had filed the nomination for the put up of secretary, opted out of the race amidst criticism by a bit of the actors that those that are dealing with allegations of sexual misconduct should keep away from the election. In a Facebook put up, he mentioned that he was quitting from all works associated to the affiliation. This was not out of concern, he mentioned.
Mr. Baburaj mentioned that he was pained by the allegations raised towards him by a number of the members, regardless of having labored within the affiliation for the final eight years. “They might have defeated me after going by the electoral course of. That would have been democratic. But I’m unable to maneuver forward dealing with the allegations,” he mentioned.
Actor Jagadeesh opted out of the race for the put up of president after he spoke with senior actors, together with Mohanlal, Mammootty and Suresh Gopi. It was said that he determined to withdraw from the fray amid the assist from varied quarters for a girl president.
Published – July 31, 2025 06:40 pm IST
