Actor Aparna Balamurali, who is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film, ‘Thankam’, was touched by a student at a college, without consent, during a promotional event.
A video of the incident has surfaced online and it has left fans furious.
In the video, Aparna looked very uncomfortable when the student made her stand up, and tried to put his arm around her for a picture. Shocked by the behaviour, Aparna moved away.
The student immediately apologised for his behaviour and explained why he did what he did. None of the college authorities on stage reacted to his behaviour.
Reacting to the video, a user wrote on Twitter, ‘There are social conventions to be observed in public so that incidents like this do not happen. It's happening much too often all over the country. Our education authorities please take note.’
‘One should not cross their limits, surprisingly none of the film personalities didn't come to her rescue and condemned the incident. Very unfortunate,’ wrote another user.
A user also tagged the Kochi police account on Twitter and wrote: ‘Please look into this. It is a clear violation of an individual’s personal space.’
Last September, two female actors from the Malayalam film ‘Saturday Night’ were harassed by the public during a promotional event at a mall in Kochi.
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