Now, the words of his co-star Salim Kumar on Facebook about Edavela Babu are getting attention. Salim Kumar said that he believes that even though Edavela Babu has vacated his post, he will not be able to stay away from his AMMA’s activities for too long.

Full version of Salim Kumar’s Facebook post

It is a matter of great concern that Edavela Babu’s tenure, who has done commendable work for AMMA for almost quarter of a century, is coming to an end today. But I believe that Babu can’t stay away from AMMA’s activities for long because “There’s no Edavela Babu without AMMA, there is no AMMA without Edavela Babu”.

What makes this election interesting is that after 25 years, Edavela Babu is stepping down. Edavela Babu had earlier confirmed that he would no longer be in the leadership position. Babu had already expressed his willingness to step down last time. The decision was changed later as per Mammootty’s advice.

Babu has been at the helm since the third governing body after AMMA was formed in 1994. He started as Joint Secretary in the committee with Innocent as President and Mammootty as Honorary Secretary. While Mammootty and Mohanlal later held the post of General Secretary, Babu became the Secretary with the authority to perform official duties due to the duo’s busy schedule. He became the General Secretary in 2018.

In the elections held in 2021, Mohanlal and Ivala Babu were elected unopposed, but there was competition for the post of Vice President and for spots in the Executive Committee. Maniyanpilla Raju, and Shwetha Menon were elected Vice-Presidents while Lal and Vijay Babu won a coup to enter into the Executive Committee. Nivin Pauly, Asha Sarath and Honey Rose who contested from the official side had lost back then.