Political rumours

There was a rumor prevailing that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) would field him for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala during June 26, 2004 elections.^[42][43] Later on the news subsided as Mammootty denied any such possibility.^[44] Mammootty is known to be close to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[45] He is the chairman of Malayalam Communications in which the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has a high stake.^[32] And he clarified that he had no intention of joining any political party. Film stars in Kerala have maintained a distance from politics, unlike their counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.