After allegations of sexual harassment by Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta on Nana Patekar kicked off the #MeToo movement in India, the campaign has hit
Tamil cinema
, too, with lyricist
Vairamuthu being accused of alleged
sexual abuse
by a woman, who requested anonymity. This has prompted several others to come forward with their stories on the award-winning lyricist.
Singer Chinmayi, who has been sharing various other #MeToo stories on her social networking page, has reacted and shared the stories on Vairamuthu, too. An anonymous woman has accused the lyricist of sexual harassment at workplace when she was just 18 years of age. Chinmayi shared the story on social media and added, "The industry knows; the men know. #TimesUp The time is bloody up."
After the first allegation surfaced against Vairamuthu, many others started sharing their story as well. A female singer has alleged that she was asked to join Vairamuthu and a producer at a hotel to spend the night with them, in turn, promising her an opportunity to sing in the producer's movie.
Another girl has shared her story, too, and according to her, Vairamuthu called her to his office to appreciate her work and tried to touch her inappropriately.