I didn’t want to take this to my grave," she said.Ī National Award-winning lyricist, Vairamuthu is revered in the Tamil Film and Literary fraternity.
People have quit their careers, too afraid to speak up. "It is difficult to have the guts to speak up about any kind of sexual assault. Talking about the incident, Chinmayi said that she had the courage to come out and speak only because #MeToo had become a people’s movement and she realised that the anonymous posts on the lyricists were close to her own story. My daughter did not have any role in it," she said. I believe in respecting everyone and inviting people who contributed in Chinmayi's success. Responding to these charges T Padmhasini, Chinmayi’s mother said it was she who invited Vairamuthu for the wedding as he is part of the fraternity. A video of the singer and the poet at the former’s wedding was widely shared on social media. The most-asked question was why she had invited him to her wedding, despite having faced harassment at his hands. With a patriarchal tone, many of them questioned Chinmayi’s story.Ī peek into her twitter timeline gives one an insight on the trauma the singer has endured for outing Vairamuthu. She has been at the receiving end of a vitriolic campaign for accusing Vairamuthu. While Chinmayi was lauded for taking on an industry stalwart at the risk of losing her career, brickbats were no less either. (Photo: Indiatoday.in)Ĭhinmayi also shared another incident that took place a few years ago where she was allegedly threatened by the lyricist for refusing to sing the “Tamil Thai Vazhthu”, the State song of Tamil Nadu, at a book release function. Playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada has been at the forefront of leading the campaign down south in Chennai. The singer said the incident took place in 2005 or 2006. After she refused, Chinmayi was reportedly told her career would be over. She had allegedly been asked by the organisers of the programme to "cooperate" with Vairamuthu and visit him at a hotel in Lucerne.
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In a series of tweets, Chinmayi explained how the lyricist had allegedly harassed and threatened her with political power.Ĭhinmayi narrated a story from a music concert she performed in Switzerland. On October 9, the singer took to twitter to reveal her story. The singer recountedher personal experience of sexual harassment against noted Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu. As the #MeToo movement gains momentum in India, popular playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada has been at the forefront of leading the campaign down south in Chennai.