Overview

• Sandra Thomas filed a petition in the Ernakulam Sub Court after the KFPA’s Returning Officer rejected her nominations for president and treasurer posts over an alleged shortfall of censor certificates.
• She alleges that Mammootty called and urged her for four hours to abandon the legal challenge and subsequently withdrew from a film project they had planned together.
• Thomas argues that the Returning Officer applied the three-certificate rule selectively against her and has held the post for more than two decades in contravention of the association’s constitutional norms.
• While Mohanlal has not publicly intervened, Thomas says individuals close to him have offered moral support for her bid to secure fair representation in the producers’ association.
• The KFPA’s August 14 elections are proceeding under increased scrutiny over gender parity, transparency and the association’s governance practices.