Khushbu Sundar On Why It Took Her "So Long" To Speak About Father's Abuse
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Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar said the "MeToo" moment prevailing in the Malayalam film industry "breaks you".
Amid a '#MeToo' storm in the Malayalam film industry, actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar on Wednesday said the Kerala government-appointed Justice K Hema Committee was "much needed" to break the abuse faced by female professionals in cinema. Taking to her official X account, she said the "MeToo" moment prevailing in "our industry breaks you" and urged women not to compromise. 💔 This moment of #MeToo prevailing in our industry breaks you. Kudos to the women who have stood their ground and emerged victorious. ✊ The #HemaCommittee was much needed to break the abuse. But will it?Abuse, asking for sexual favors, and expecting women to compromise to…
The Justice Hema Committee was constituted after the 2017 actress assault case and its report was made public last week. The 235-page report notes instances of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam cinema industry.
"Kudos to the women who have stood their ground and emerged victorious," Ms Sundar wrote in a long post on X.
