KOCHI: Director Baiju Kottarakkara came to the fore reacting to the arrest of directors of Malayalam cinema, Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza, with hybrid ganja. The two were arrested from cinematographer Sameer Tahir's flat in Kochi Sunday morning. One Shahid Muhammed has also been arrested with them.
'It has been said for a long time that this is everywhere in the film industry. It is said that Shine Tom Chacko himself has revealed this to the excise. He himself gave the names. It is said that a prominent actor from the film industry and his wife are using it. So, it is clear how deep this is. As soon as Shine said this, he was released along with Sreenath Bhasi.
The producers association and the Chamber have split. There will be no action against Khalid and Ashraf from film organizations. Ashan will forgive, his disciples will continue using it. They have been saying for a long time that they will conduct searches on the sets. The first to oppose was FEFKA and then the producers association. Now saying let the searches be conducted. If they had done it earlier, it wouldn’t have been so widespread?
It is said that it is harder to get into a steam engine than to get into a caravan. That much of drug use is seen in the Malayalam film industry. A while ago, films even included ganja. No one questioned it then. Today, it is widely used under the cover of many organizations. If ten people, including Shine Tom Chacko, are removed from the cinema, there will be a solution,' opined Baiju Kottarakkara.