For quite long the film fraternity are enjoying added advantage with their influence on ministers and other politicians. The undue tax exemption to a poorly crafted film “Spirit” is a pointer in this direction. As a minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar has given unnecessary importance to cinema industry by siphoning huge amount of money from state exchequer as subsidy and prize money while artists in other sectors are ignored. He overly favoured all those who were associated with him in the film.
Filmmaker Priyadarshan saying that the Malayalam film industry is in shambles and it doesn't have any minister to manage it, is a direct insult to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who holds the portfolio since the exit of Ganesh after a complaint against him for domestic violence. And in this regard I agree with Government Chief Whip P.C. George.
The film producers and actors deciding a particular minister for the State is in poor taste. The cinema men should be given the place they deserve and not more than that.
K A Solaman
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