I continued to do my work, which shouldn’t have been the case. “If you look at it, I continued to keep quiet about it. This is their wake-up call.”Īmong the many insensitive comments on social media about Sruthi’s account are those expressing disbelief that Arjun Sarja’s behaviour was sexual harassment as he had allegedly touched her in front of several others on the sets. It’s normal for them to behave the way they do. Men in positions of power think they can get away with whatever they do, however they behave. I know that for a fact, and I think that’s the ultimate goal of the #MeToo movement. Having said that, I also know that whoever it is, including Mr Sarja, will think twice before he approaches another woman. And this discussion about sexual harassment has not happened for years and it’s time that it did. It’s about women coming out and speaking about their uncomfortable truths through a platform like this – #MeToo on social media. However, if I look at this from the larger picture, which is the intent, I feel I’ve already achieved what needs to be achieved. And ideally, for me, it would be an apology from his side. There are a lot of perceptions, a lot of people talking many things. “I know that Mr Arjun Sarja knows what happened was wrong. Let’s see what comes out of this.”Įlaborating on what she feels should happen, Sruthi says: It’s always been about burying the hatchet. Usually meetings such as these, the way the Karnataka Film Chamber has been handling cases over the last many years, they’ve always been about a truce. I haven’t got an invitation or a notice.”Īsked if she feels anything can come out of the meeting, Sruthi says, “I’ll be able to speak about that only when I attend the meeting. However, speaking to TNM, Sruthi says that she’s yet to receive an invite from the KFCC: “They haven’t called me. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has said that it will attempt a mediation meeting between the two actors. Arjun has denied the allegations and has said that he will take legal action against Sruthi. She also alleged that he’d called her to meet him after work hours. She said that he’d pulled her close to him and had run his hand on her back without her consent. In a Facebook post, Sruthi alleged that Arjun had behaved inappropriately towards her on the pretext of a rehearsal.
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