Followed by the rampant sexual assault and harassment cases against actors in the Malayalam film industry were exposed in the controversial HEMA Committee Report, Parvathy Thiruvothu has shared her thoughts regarding the mass resignations in AMMA including that of Mohanlal that followed. Actress Parvathy Thiruvothu has addressed this to be a ‘cowardly action’ further condemning the actors for running away from taking responsibilities.
In an interview with Barkha Dutt, Parvathy Thiruvothu candidly expressed her thoughts on sexual harassment allegations and the AMMA resignations that followed saying, “The first reaction I had when I heard the news about this collective resignation was, ‘how cowardly.’ How cowardly of them to step away from a position where they are accountable to speak to the media. That’s an immediate cop-out. With this, the onus has again fallen on women to take the conversations and debates forward. It would have been amazing if they had shown at least the intention to work with the state government and stakeholders to figure a way out,”
She continued, “This is the same executive committee that welcomed the prime accused in the 2017 sexual assault case back into its fold when the case was still going on. This is the same executive committee that claimed none of these things actually existed until the allegations against them came out. Also, it was very careless of the government to make statements like, ‘If the women have complaints, they should just file an FIR and come up with names.’ Again the onus is put on women to name and shame and take the brunt of it after that. My question’s always been, what is the proof of justice you can show for you to demand that we must name and shame (the perpetrators)? After that, what happens to us, our careers, lives, legal fees and mental health issues? No one gives a damn about that. Why, again and again, the onus is put on the women to take care of the problems that are not caused by us?”
Readers would be aware that several actors who were a part of the AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) organization in prestigious posts have submitted their resignations after these accusations were made towards the members of their association. This not only included actors like Siddique who are also facing sexual assault charges but also president Mohanlal who submitted the resignation after the other members walked out of the organization.
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