Actor Mammootty faces online attacks over his visit to BJP leader’s residence in Thrissur

Mammootty | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator Actor Mammootty faced online attacks after he visited the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B. Gopalakrishnan in Thrissur on Sunday to extend wishes to his daughter on her marriage.The cyber attacks started after visuals of the actor being received by Mr. Gopalakrishnan and his family members appeared online. Mr. Mammootty visited the house to wish the newly married couple as he could not attend their marriage held on November 1, 2026.Criticism had emerged that the online attacks came from social media handles aligned with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), though the party distanced itself from the controversy. T. M. Thomas Isaac, CPI(M) leader, said that the party has its own social media handles and pointed out that it has a cordial relationship with the actor.Condemns attacksMr. Gopalakrishnan on Monday condemned the online attacks on the actor. He said that the cyber attacks may not have come from genuine CPI(M) workers. There are some divisive elements who wanted to pursue their agendas by criticising such meetings. I have good personal relationships with leaders across political parties, though I remain a committed worker of the BJP. Such personal relationships should not be judged through political affiliations, he said.He said that several leaders including Chief Minister V. D Satheesan and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan had attended his daughter’s wedding.Mammootty had been targetted earlier this year after a video showed the actor, who was visiting the Wayanad model township built for landslide survivors, telling CPI(M) Wayanad district secretary K. Rafeeq to move aside as people might assume that his visit was organised by the CPI(M). He also faced online criticism in September 2026 after visiting the Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. Published - November 09, 2026 06:46 pm IST