Akhil Marar booked for post on CMDRF asks govt to release relief fund data | Watch

Film director Akhil Marar has responded to the state police registering a case against him for a social media post saying he preferred not to contribute towards the Chief Minister’s distress relief fund (CMDRF). 

The case was registered last day by Infopark police against the director.

Responding to the development, Marar wrote on Facebook, "A case yet again... long live the great king (Angane veendum case. Maharajav neenal vazhate)."

An action was taken against Akhil Marar for his Facebook post criticizing the CMDRF. In his post, Marar stated that he is not interested in donating to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund to help those affected by the Wayanad disaster, expressing his intention to only build houses for the affected separately.

Additionally, he went live on August 4, demanding the release of data detailing how the relief funds collected so far have been spent.

The landslides that occurred on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad have resulted in the loss of 308 lives.

Union Minister and Thrissur Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Suresh Gopi visited Kerala's Wayanad district on Sunday to assess the situation caused by the landslides in the region.

The search and rescue operations in Kerala's Wayanad have entered its sixth day on Sunday, as several people are still feared trapped in the debris after landslides that occurred in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad.