Media misleading public on sexual abuse allegations in Malayalam film industry: BJP MP Suresh Gopi
The Union minister was referring to directors and actors, including Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA M Mukesh, being accused of sexual harassment.
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Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Suresh Gopi on Tuesday accused the media of misleading the public about the Malayalam film industry through its coverage of allegations of sexual abuse against actors and directors, Onmanorama reported.
The actor-turned-politician said that courts will decide on the veracity of the allegations.
Gopi, the Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Thrissur, was responding to media queries about recent allegations of sexual harassment and abuse made by women in the Malayalam film industry against directors and actors, including Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA M Mukesh.
This came against the backdrop of the Justice Hema Committee report on sexual harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry being made public.
Gopi alleged on Tuesday that sexual abuse allegations that emerged in recent days were merely fodder for the media.
“This is all food for you [media], is what I understand,” he said, according to PTI. “You can use it to make money. [There is] no problem with that. But these issues are before the court, and it has the intelligence and logic to arrive at a decision regarding them.”
Gopi accused the media of “making people fight each other” for its gains.
“The complaints are in the form of allegations at the moment,” the BJP MP said. “What are you telling people? Are...
