Thrissur (Kerala): In what is being perceived as a stance opposite his party, BJP, actor-turned-politician and Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi on Tuesday said that the law would take its course on the report submitted by the Hema Committee on the Malayalam film industry and blamed the media for “witch-hunting” and trying to “spoil an organised system”.
Minister Gopi was in his constituency here in Kerala’s Thrissur when the media asked him about the report.
“Let the court decide on all such issues. You should ask me about issues at the appropriate place. You should ask about such issues when I come out from the AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) office. When I come out of my office, you should ask me about my office, and when I come out of my house, you should ask about that,” said Gopi.
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“I know the present issue is a feed for you, and you can make money from it. You are drinking blood by creating a fight. You fail to realise that you are spoiling an organised system,” said Gopi as the media personnel kept asking him questions about the report.
“You (media) should understand that you are not the final word and not a court. The Court knows its job and let it do that. All that you hear now is mere allegations,” added Gopi.
As the reporters pestered him, the Minister, for a moment, looked as if he was playing what he does best as an angry actor. He delivered his dialogue in a manner almost similar to what he has done in several movies.
His composure slipped when asked about his AMMA colleague and two-time sitting CPI(M) Legislator Mukesh, who is under fire after a former actress revealed how he tormented her years ago at a shooting location.
Gopi is a National Best Actor award winner and the last superstar in the Malayalam film industry after Mammootty and Mohanlal.
He won the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency as a BJP candidate in the recently held general elections.
Now, all eyes are on how the state BJP leadership would respond to the Union Minister’s defence statement. Since the Hema report was made public, the BJP has relentlessly attacked the Malayalam film industry.
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–IANS
