The actress said she was compelled to speak out after the incident where a Malayalam actress was harassed in Kochi. Amid growing furore over the abduction and harassment of a leading Malayalam actress, a noted Tamil actress on Monday claimed that a TV channel executive had spoken to her in an "improper" manner. Actress Varalakshmi Sarathkumar said women's safety has become a joke as she rallied behind the fellow actress who faced the harassment in Kochi. Recalling a meeting with the programming head of a "leading" TV Channel, Sarathkumar claimed that towards the end he had asked her if they can "meet outside". On February 19, the Malayalam actress was allegedly abducted and harassed for two hours by a gang of five men, who forced their way into her car before fleeing in a busy area in Kochi.

Source: dna February 20, 2017 15:13 UTC