‘Sexual harassment doesn't happen in Kollywood’: Tamil actor Jiiva insists Hema Committee report on abuse in Malayam film industry wrong TAMIL NADU, Sept 3 — Indian actor and film producer Jiiva has come under fire for insisting that sexual harassment does not happen in the Tamil film industry.
The Justice Hema Committee established by the Kerala government after a case of assault on an actress in 2017, reported on workplace harassment, gender-based discrimination, and other forms of exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry. Jiiva's response did not go down well with journalists Tamil Nadu's Theni, which saw the actor in a resulting scuffle with a journalist in attendance, reportedஉனக்கு அறிவு இருக்கா? செய்தியாளரிடம் எகிறிட்டு வந்த ஜீவா... கேள்வி கேட்டா பதில் சொல்ல மாட்டாராம்... உச்சக்கட்ட தெனாவட்டு நடத்தை!“I heard about it too. It’s wrong,” Jiiva had replied when he was asked about the Hema Committee Report.
When pushed for more, he said : “We’ve come here for a good event, so let’s say good things. I’ve come to Theni after a long time.He then took a shot at the media saying, “Your job is to gather news. Our job is to maintain a good atmosphere. As actors, we bring a smile to many people’s faces, and we have come here for that reason.”
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