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After the Justice Hema Committee submitted a report in Kerala listing several challenges faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, Tamil actress Sanam Shetty claimed assault against women is also taking place in the Tamil industry. The actress claimed to have personally experienced such incident. She claimed that not just women, but men are also sexually abused.
On Tuesday, Sanam Shetty reacted to the Hema Committee report outside Chennai Police Commissioner Office, where she sought permission to organise a rally to condemn crimes against women following the Kolkata rape and murder case.
Addressing the media stationed at the venue, the actress said in Tamil, “I don’t know the details of the Hema Committee report. But I welcome this move. I would like to thank the judge and the Kerala government for coming up with such a report and listing out all the issues faced by the women in the Malayalam film industry. Such incidents are also taking place in the world of Tamil cinema. No one can say no. I am speaking from my own experience.”
The actress further claimed she gets angry when people cross-question the victim about the incident and ask her why did they not open up when the incident took place.
“I am raising my voice against the cruel scenario that ‘adjustment is the only way to get a chance’. I say it from my personal experience, don’t be desperate for work. If you believe in yourself, you will get work without adjustments. So, wait for it.”
While she said not everyone in the industry ‘is bad’, she added that both men and women ‘face sexual and power abuse.’
The actress encouraged other women to speak up on the issue. She said, “It takes a lot of guts. But, please come forward and expose such people.” She highlighted the lack of unity among women in the industry, “We don’t have to wait for men to fight for us. We are capable enough. We need to stand up for ourselves.”
On Monday, the Kerala government released the report by Justice Hema Commission, constituted in 2017 after a leading Malayalam actress was abducted and sexually assaulted in a moving car while travelling from Thrissur to Kochi. One of the 13 accused is popular actor Dileep. The report spoke in detail about the kind of problems faced by women in cinema, including the paucity of basic facilities on sets, economic discriminations, ostracism for standing their ground, and the casting couch.
Sanam Shetty is also a model and rose to fame after her appearance in the 2020 Bigg Boss Tamil.
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