Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu accused of sexual misconduct

The #MeToo movement has arrived in Kollywood, too, with two women accusing Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment.

Journalist Sandhya Menon took to Twitter to share screenshots of an anonymous woman who alleged being molested by the senior lyricist when she was 18 years old. She had gone to his office in Kodambakkam to work on a project. The woman alleged that Vairamuthu hugged and kissed her, on 'the pretext of explaining lyrics'. In the screenshot, the woman wrote that it is known that Vairamuthu is a 'predator', but nobody will expose him due to his 'political connections'.

Sandhya later took to Twitter to share screenshot of a message from yet another woman who alleged Vairamuthu of harassment.

While singer Chinmayi who has been vocal about harassment retweeted Sandhya's post, she also shared screenshot of another allegation against Vairamuthu. Chinmayi refused to reveal the identity of her 'friend' citing risk to careers.

Actresses Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Samantha Akkineni have also tweeted in support of the #MeToo movement. Varalaxmi tweeted: “It’s alarming to hear the number of #metoo stories.They say it’s better late than never.”