Kanika Dhillon says Hema Committee report has made other industries ‘take note, retrospect’: ‘When focus is on malpractices…’

She added, “Kudos to the Hema Committee report for putting the spotlight on the plight and malpractices that women have been subjected to! Only when the focus and the spotlight are directed to these issues, will the change begin to improve the work environment and professional spaces for women across industries.”

In a recent interview with indianexpress.com, Malayalam actor Parvathy Thiruvothu also discussed the Justice Hema Committee report but expressed concerns over the delay in justice. She stated, “But if you ask me personally, I felt we were put through a long waiting game. We expected quicker action. If justice delayed is justice denied, then justice has been delayed here for so long, and the report only came out after a lot of pushing. We were initially told that the process would be confidential, and we trusted the process as it is a government process. But then, it is like a doctor seeing a patient, writing a prescription and refusing to give it to the patient saying he will keep it. Hey, I need the prescription, I need to buy the medicine.”

Recently, after actor Siddique and director Ranjith were booked for crimes against women, the Kerala police filed a rape case against actor-politician M Mukesh too based on the complaint filed by an actor. In addition to Mukesh, prominent actors Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpillai Raju, film production controller Noble and pro-Congress lawyers association leader V S Chandrasekharan have also been accused of sexual abuse.