India, Sept. 25 -- Controversial actress Poonam Pandey will no longer be playing the role of Mandodari in the Ramleela. The Luv Kush Ramleela Committee-one of Delhi's biggest and most renowned Ramleela organisations-made the announcement after a public outcry.

Poonam was supposed to portray Mandodari-the wife of Ravana.

However, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and various religious leaders and saints strongly opposed her inclusion in the performance. They urged the organisers to reconsider their decision, stating that casting a controversial actress like Poonam Pandey in a religious and cultural portrayal would send a wrong message to society.

The VHP welcomed the committee's decision with Surendra Gu...