‘Sex racket’, ‘held captive’, conspiracy: Manju Warrier files defamation case against Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

KOCHI: Actor Manju Warrier has filed a defamation case against filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan in the Ernakulam Munsiff Court, alleging he repeatedly made insulting remarks about her. Manju has also sought the withdrawal of social media posts made by Sanal Kumar concerning her.

Sanal Kumar has alleged that Manju is being held captive by a sex racket and has called for an investigation into the claim. He has also been demanding a high-level probe into the sexual exploitation allegations mentioned in the Hema Committee report, as well as an investigation into what he alleges was a conspiracy behind the case registered against him.

The filmmaker has now begun an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, seeking government intervention in the issues he has raised. As part of the protest, he has placed the state film awards he received on the street.

Sanal Kumar said he decided to begin the protest after the government and the legal system failed to take what he considers immediate action on the serious issues he has been raising.

What Sanal Kumar Sasidharan said

In a Facebook post announcing the hunger strike, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan said he was beginning the indefinite fast because the government had not agreed to conduct the investigations he had been demanding for years.

He said his demands were not limited to personal matters and involved what he described as serious social issues.

His demands include:

1. An investigation into his allegation that Manju Warrier is being held captive by a sex racket.
2. An investigation into the alleged conspiracy behind the case registered against him in Manju Warrier's name.
3. The release of the Hema Committee report and a high-level investigation into the sex racket he claims is mentioned in the report.