Popular
Senior
actor
Sreenivasan,
known
for
his
tongue
in
cheek
remarks
has
now
found
himself
in
trouble
post
an
interview.
During
an
interaction
with
a
popular
television
channel,
the
actor
reportedly
said
that
Anganwadi
teachers
were
women
deprived
of
education.
Well
now,
the
Kerala
State
Women
Commission
has
registered
a
case
against
him
for
his
demeaning
comments
over
the
teachers.
As
per
the
petitioners,
they
were
hurt
by
his
comments
which
was
gender
insensitive
and
also
misogynist.
They
also
added
that
Sreenivasan's
remark,
which
has
now
gone
viral
on
social
media
might
show
the
teachers
of
the
rural
child
care
centres
in
poor
light.
Well
now,
clarifying
about
the
same,
the
actor
said
that
he
didn't
mean
to
be
insensitive
towards
Anganwadi
teachers
or
women.
He
added
that
the
interaction
was
from
a
literary
festival
organised
by
a
publishing
company
wherein
he
said
that
the
Anganwadi
(Kindergarten)
teachers
in
advanced
countries
like
Japan
were
among
the
most
qualified
educators.
Whereas,
in
Kerala,
especially
in
rural
areas
the
children
have
no
access
to
such
mentoring.
The
actor
also
said
that
he
has
not
yet
seen
the
version
of
the
video,
which
people
are
talking
about.
He
added
that
anonymous
persons
might
have
distorted
his
words
for
reasons
best
known
to
them.
Talking
about
the
case
filed
by
the
Kerala
State
Women
Commission,
Sreenivasan
said
that
he
is
not
aware
of
the
case
registered
against
him
by
the
statutory
body.
He
also
said
that
he
would
defend
himself
against
the
accusations.
The
actor
has
also
been
trolled
on
social
media
over
the
video,
which
is
now
going
viral
on
various
platforms.
Kerala
Anganwadi
teachers
were
highly
praised
recently
for
their
immense
support
for
the
economically
backward
students,
who
are
deprived
of
sources
to
attend
the
virtual
class.