Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday 14 April 2010:The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has directed the Labour Commissioner to conduct a detailed inquiry into the ban imposed by the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) on actor Thilakan.

Commission member K.E. Gangadhanran issued the order on a petition filed by Sreekumar Nooranad against the office-bearers of the organisation alleging violation of Thilakan’s fundamental right to work. The Labour Commissioner has been asked to submit his report in two weeks.

According to a statement of the KSHRC, the petitioner had contented that the organisation’s decision not to cooperate with Thilakan in films amounted to violation of a citizen’s right to livelihood. The petition, the statement said, had also demanded cancellation of the organisation’s registration and an examination of the minutes of the organisation’s meetings.

According to sources in the KSHRC, the petitioner had sought the government’s intervention in view of the fact that AMMA was an organisation registered under the Registration Act.