Mammootty backs out of Coke ad!

By Moviebuzz
Friday, 26 March , 2004, 09:09


Mammootty who had signed up to endorse Coca Cola in Kerala has suddenly developed cold feet after pressure started mounting from CPI (M) and other left organizations. Several environmental groups had called for a ban on coke in Kerala and had tried to close down its bottling plant in Plachimada in Palakkad for sourcing water.

So Mammootty under orders from the party bosses had issued a statement as the Chairman of the CPI (M) controlled Kairali TV- "I was away from Kerala in connection with shooting and the controversy came to my notice only on my return". It is obvious that Mammootty has backed out of his commitment with Coke, as he does not want to strain his excellent equation with the party bosses in Kerala."

According to the grapevine Mammootty had shot the Coke ad in Mumbai by a very famous ad filmmaker. Well then that is Kerala for you, where political parties especially the CPI (M) do not approve of private enterprise.