National Games row: Govt reject Mohanlal’s offer to return money
5 Feb 2015 11:34 PM GMT
Expressing regret over the heated controversies centring around the Mohanlal show at the inaugural of the 35th National Games, Kerala CM Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said government would not accept the actor’s offered to return his remuneration. After a cabinet meeting that reviewed the conduct of the event, he said the heat generated by the event was quite regrettable and the Government’s morality would not allow it to take back the money. Chandy also played down critical remarks made by Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson on the opening spectacle, which reportedly hurt Sports Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan.
“There is no question of accepting the money offered to be returned by Mohanlal as he had staged the show based on an agreement with the organisers,” he said when his attention was drawn to reports that the actor had already despatched the cheque for the money he had received. He said Mohanlal had not personally benefitted from the amount (Rs 1.63 crore) which he received since it was meant to meet the stage expenses and remuneration for the artistes. Giving a virtual clean chit to Thomson, Chandy said he himself was convinced about the flaws in the organising of the opening ceremony pointed out by the bureaucrat.
“There is no question of accepting the money offered to be returned by Mohanlal as he had staged the show based on an agreement with the organisers,” he said when his attention was drawn to reports that the actor had already despatched the cheque for the money he had received. He said Mohanlal had not personally benefitted from the amount (Rs 1.63 crore) which he received since it was meant to meet the stage expenses and remuneration for the artistes. Giving a virtual clean chit to Thomson, Chandy said he himself was convinced about the flaws in the organising of the opening ceremony pointed out by the bureaucrat.
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