The shocking incident of the attempted abduction and sexual assault on a Malayalam film actress on Friday night has evoked several reactions from all quarters on social media. One of the first voices to speak out against the attack was actor Prithviraj Sukumaran. In an angry post put up on Facebook, Prithviraj questioned the security of women in God’s own country and shared that he was supposed to start a film with the actress in a week.
Here’s what Prithviraj’s FB post said:
Woke up today morning to the horrifying news that has by now been reported, misreported and sensationalised. As disturbing as it was, I refrained from saying something on what happened to one of the most beautiful girls I know because I knew whatever I or any one among our fraternity say, will only be fodder to click baits and TRP mongering. By now, all that can be said about the security of women in our “matriarchal/matrilineal” God’s own country has already been said. And yes..as a man who has to share the responsibility of a society that bears this shame, I hang my head! But please..the most we can collectively do at this moment..is to respect the guts of this girl. I was supposed to start work with her in a week, and she told me that she’d like not to come back in front of the camera so soon..and so is pulling out of the film. I know this girl..I know how brave she is...if it’s affected her enough to make her stay away from what she loves the most..I can only imagine how harrowing it must have been. Yes..please let us have an effective investigation in place and please let’s bring the bastards to justice asap..but please..let us also not allow anyone..ANYONE..to celebrate someone else’s misfortune. WITH YOU ...will look forward to hanging with you as soon as you’re up to it..and yeah..be who you are..and don’t let today dictate the rest of your life. Love always..Prithvi.PS: Please spare me the “English Medium” jokes on this one. Thanks.Prithviraj Sukumaran on Facebook
In a separate Facebook post, actress Rima Kalingal put out an angry outburst against the Malayalam news channel ‘Kairali TV’ for sensationalising the case via insensitive news reports.
Member of Parliament from Thirunanthapuram, Shashi Tharoor expressed his solidarity with the actress via the following tweets:
Several others too expressed their shock and anger over the incident on Twitter:
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