Fathima Thahiliya takes a dig at Mammootty for not responding on Lakshadweep issue

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MSF national vice president Fatima Thahiliya took a dig at actor Mammootty for not responding on Lakshadweep issue. When Abdu Rabb was a minister, Mammootty was enthusiastic to criticize him for not lighting a lamp citing religious reasons. She in a Facebook post said despite the inhumane measures being taken in Lakshadweep, she is surprised to learn that he is not showing any zeal to react on it.

Mammootty had earlier said lighting the lamp is not part of a religion and there is nothing wrong in lighting it at inaugural functions. The actor after lighting the lamp at the P N Panicker commemoration meet in 2015, passed the lamp to the then education minister but he refused to light it. Following this, the actor had made a remark. The actor said that he is also a Muslim and lives according to religion. I too fast, have lit lamps in many functions. What is wrong in that, the actor had then asked.