Tamil actor Mansoor Ali Khan sparked controversy after he remarked about missing the opportunity to share a ‘bedroom’ scene with Trisha Krishnan in ‘Leo’. Now, the National Commission For Women has requested the DGP Chennai Police to invoke IPC Section 509 B against Mansoor Ali Khan.
NCW shared their request on X by tagging Rekha Sharma NCW chairperson, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Electronics & IT and Chennai Police.
The statement read, ‘The National Commission for Women is deeply concerned about the derogatory remarks made by actor Mansoor Ali Khan towards actress Trisha Krishna. We’re taking suo motu in this matter directing the DGP to invoke IPC Section 509 B and other relevant laws.Such remarks normalize violence against women and must be condemned.’
This comes a day after BJP leader and member of the National Commission for Women (NCW) came forward to show her solidarity with Trisha.
Her post on X (formerly Twitter) read, ‘As a member of NCW, I have already taken up the issue of Mansoor Ali Khan with my senior and will be taking an action on it. Nobody can get away with such a filthy mind. I stand with @trishtrashers and my other colleagues where this man speaks in such a sexist disgusting mindset about them, including me. When we are fighting tooth and nail to protect women and bring dignity to them, such men are like a bot in our society.’
Lokesh Kanagaraj’s recent release, ‘Leo’, was headlined by Thalapathy Vijay, in which Trisha was seen delivering a powerful performance but did not share the screen with Mansoor.
A video went viral in which Mansoor said in Tamil, ‘When I heard that I was acting with Trisha, I thought there would be a bedroom scene in the film. I thought I would carry her to the bedroom just like I did with other actresses in my earlier movies. I have done so many rape scenes and it’s not new to me. But these guys didn’t even show Trisha to me on the sets during the shoot in Kashmir.’
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