After seasoned actor Siddique quit the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), Malayalam director Ranjith stepped down as the chairman of a state-run film academy. The eminent filmmaker, was under fire after Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra accused him of misbehaviour years ago, but the issue came to the limelight in the wake of the Hema Committee report becoming public. 

As per PTI, Ranjith stepped down as the head of the government-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy on Sunday and informed his decision through an audio clip sent to a television channel. He resigned amid an opposition clamour--from the Congress and BJP-- demanding he quit the post.