While people from the film industry have been strongly condemning Radharavi’s sexist remarks on Lady Superstar Nayanthara at the press meet of Kolaiyuthir Kaalam, Siddharth has questioned the silence of the actor during the #MeToo movement.
I was shocked that my entire fraternity was either silent or cynical about the #MeToo movement; I silently rued the fact that it would take only the anger of a powerful woman to make the sleeping wake up. If you speak up only when your own are affected, it's not called bravery.
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/Actor_Siddharth/status/1109957485404848128
https://twitter.com/Actor_Siddharth/status/1109964071347068934
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar was also one of the few actresses who questioned the silence of the powerful people during the #MeToo movement before supporting Nayanthara in her tweets and urged that every woman should speak up now.
https://twitter.com/varusarath/status/1109751604163403776
Now, DMK Genaral Secretary K Anbazhagan has removed Radharavi temporarily from the party’s membership and all other posts after the outrage on his disgusting speech on Nayanthara.