'I won't come, why should I come?' Mohanlal said with tears in his eyes; Actor Devan reveals

Actor Devan said that becoming the president of AMMA was not something he had even dreamed of. He also said in an interview to a media outlet that he was contesting because of a special situation.

'At our last annual general body meeting, Mohanlal announced on the stage that he will no longer be involved. When he said that, everyone stood up and said, 'Lalettan, don't go, we need Lalettan.' The argument between Lal and us lasted for half an hour. Lal said that he would not continue as president under any circumstances.
Even when it was said that elections would be held, I was hoping that Lal would come. Neither Lal, Mammootty, nor Suresh Gopi would have the heart to abandon AMMA like that. Our relationship with AMMA is so attached. I was hoping that Lal would never move from that position.

I learned that Lal had not filed his nomination papers on the last day of filing nominations. That was a big shock to me. I felt that Lal was so hurt. I had spoken to Lal before. 'I won't come, why should I come?' he said with tears in his eyes. A great actor, a great man, a man we all admire, said that. We were all completely devastated. We were speechless. Lal had already taken a strong decision. The hope was that Lal would file a nomination when the elections came. That's how it always happens.
However, Lal did not give his nomination. There was a fear that AMMA would be orphaned. Who does this organization called AMMA stand for? Mohanlal, Mammootty or Suresh Gopi do not need it. There are a total of 506 people. Out of them, 375 are unemployed. Our objective is to help them. What will happen if Lal leaves? The organisation called AMMA will collapse. In this situation, several people called me saying that if you do not give your nomination, we will lose AMMA. There are several people who are waiting for AMMA's help. They said that if anything happens to the organisation, it will affect them. So I thought about it and I gave my nomination.