Salman Khan’s father, screenwriter Salim Khan has addressed the #MeToo movement in a tweet as he expressed solidarity with the revolution that has currently encompassed the nation. In support of the survivors, Mr Khan slammed alleged perpetrators for censuring survivors for speaking up late. “The only defence they have is "Why so late ?” It is better late than never. You don’t have to wait for the result, you have already won great public support,” he tweeted.
Mr Khan concluded his tweet with a Hindi proverb while his comment has garnered over 1300 likes and has been retweeted several times.
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File photo of Salim Khan and Salman Khan.[/caption]
Read Mr Khan’s tweet:
https://twitter.com/luvsalimkhan/status/1052075629020160001
The #MeToo movement escalated in India after Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of harassing her on the sets of 2008 film Horn Ok Pleassss. While Mr Khan has opined on the #MeToo movement, indirectly even though, Salman has refrained from commenting on it to begin with. Asked about the controversy at an event, Salman effortlessly dodged the question.
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File photo of Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar.[/caption]
“I am not aware of this. Let me know and understand what is happening. I have been here and I am sure that the legal team will handle that. We will see what is going on. I am not aware of it,” Salman had said.
Amidst the #MeToo movement, several women outed filmmakers and actors as well as alleged sexual predators. So far, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Vikas Bahl and Rajat Kapoor have also been accused of sexual harassment.
