<p>Ten days after National Award-winning actor Kalabhavan Mani died of “liver and kidney ailments”, police questioned a television anchor-actor over his “connection” with the death.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police questioned Sabumon Abdusamad aka Sabu, a popular face on television who shot to fame with the candid-camera show Tarikida, in Chalakudy in Thrissur district after a “fabricated” report suspecting his role in the death started doing rounds on social media platforms including WhatsApp.<br /><br />Mani died at a private hospital in Kochi on March 6 with preliminary reports suggesting his alcohol consumption could have aggravated existing liver-related complications.<br /><br />The “report” shared on WhatsApp on Wednesday and Thursday – suggesting that Sabu had served liquor to Mani and had been absconding since the actor’s death – was attributed to a television channel, a claim the channel denied. Sabu said he would pursue legal action against people behind the report.<br /><br />“It looks like an organised campaign against me. I’ve already requested the police and the cyber cell officials to find the culprits,” Sabu told reporters at Chalakudy. He said he had met Mani a day before the actor was shifted from hometown Chalakudy to the hospital in Kochi; he said Mani did not consume liquor in his presence.</p>
<p>Ten days after National Award-winning actor Kalabhavan Mani died of “liver and kidney ailments”, police questioned a television anchor-actor over his “connection” with the death.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police questioned Sabumon Abdusamad aka Sabu, a popular face on television who shot to fame with the candid-camera show Tarikida, in Chalakudy in Thrissur district after a “fabricated” report suspecting his role in the death started doing rounds on social media platforms including WhatsApp.<br /><br />Mani died at a private hospital in Kochi on March 6 with preliminary reports suggesting his alcohol consumption could have aggravated existing liver-related complications.<br /><br />The “report” shared on WhatsApp on Wednesday and Thursday – suggesting that Sabu had served liquor to Mani and had been absconding since the actor’s death – was attributed to a television channel, a claim the channel denied. Sabu said he would pursue legal action against people behind the report.<br /><br />“It looks like an organised campaign against me. I’ve already requested the police and the cyber cell officials to find the culprits,” Sabu told reporters at Chalakudy. He said he had met Mani a day before the actor was shifted from hometown Chalakudy to the hospital in Kochi; he said Mani did not consume liquor in his presence.</p>
