In
a
rather
shocking
development,
a
female
singer
has
accused
the
noted
Tamil
lyricist
Vairamuthu
of
sexually
exploiting
her
a
few
years
ago.
The
lady
revealed
that
the
veteran
poet
had
tried
to
kiss
her
and
effectively
scarred
her
for
life.
She
also
described
the
incident
as
the
'worst
experience'
of
her
life.
The
singer
added
that
she
still
hasn't
told
her
husband
about
the
incident,
as
he
might
stop
her
from
pursuing
her
career
any
further.
The
lady
also
made
it
clear
that
several
people
in
the
industry
are
aware
of
Vairamuthu's
'predatory'
actions,
but
they
have
never
done
anything
about
it.
The
complainant's
good
friend
and
noted
singer
Chinmayi
shared
screenshots
of
the
messages
she
had
sent
her
and
condemned
Vairamuthu
for
his
alleged
actions.
Chinmayi,
however,
refused
to
reveal
her
friend's
name.
"I
cannot
stop
shaking.
My
Friend
will
remain
anonymous.@vairamuthu
Why
people
cannot
share
at
the
risk
of
their
careers.And
bloody
hell
#MeToo!!" she
added.
Shortly,
thereafter,
she
sharted
her
own
experience
with
Vairamuthu
and
levelled
allegations
against
him.
She
claimed
that
he
had
threatened
to
destroy
her
career
when
she
refused
to
sing
for
him.
Responding
to
these
claims,
Vairamuthu
hit
back
at
Chinmayi
and
implied
there
was
no
truth
behind
her
claims.
Following
this,
Chinmayi
called
him
a
'liar'.
Interestingly,
of
late
several
women
have
been
coming
forward
to
share
their
harassment
stories
and
shame
the
offenders.
Certain
sections
of
the
media
have
dubbed
this
as
'India's
#MeToo
movement'.
Several
popular
names
from
Bollywood,
such
as
the
Kaala
star
Nana
Patekar
and
director
Rajat
Kapoor,
have
been
accused
of
wrongdoings.
Sexual
exploitation
in
the
workplace
is
a
sensitive
issue
and
let's
hope
that
these
revelations
go
a
long
way
in
improving
the
situation.