Ms. Aloshious also found support from the government. Minister for Culture Saji Cherian said that, ideally, resistance against substance abuse and misbehaviour in the film industry \u201cshould come from within.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVincy Aloshious has set a brave example by coming out in the open,\u201d he told reporters in Alappuzha.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Notably, the controversy broke at a time when the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government prioritised a Statewide crackdown on narcotics, primarily synthetic drugs. <\/p>\n

However, Excise Minister M B Rajesh signalled that law enforcement would not conduct anti-narcotic shakedowns of its own accord at film locations or elsewhere. Instead, it would act on actionable intelligence, and film sets were no exception. <\/p>\n

When contacted, B. Rakesh, secretary of the Kerala Film Producers Association, said he had given a letter to the government stating that the association would cooperate with law enforcement to prevent the supposed infusion of narcotics at production locales.<\/p>\n