Actor Dileep Backs Out of Ernakulam Temple Event Following Protests Over Acquittal

In this news report, India Today Reporter Shibi Mol details the controversy surrounding Malayalam actor Dileep's scheduled participation in the Ernakulam Shiva Temple festival. Dileep was set to inaugurate the festival's coupon distribution by receiving the first coupon, but backed out following strong objections from the temple committee and the Cochin Devaswom Board. Shibi Mol explains, 'The event is that it was a temple coupon inauguration... Following which, Dilip himself decided to quit the program.' The report highlights the public division in Kerala following Dileep's recent acquittal in the 2017 actor assault case, citing protests such as the halting of his movie screening on a KSRTC bus.