Mollywood actors have expressed solidarity towards the young actress, who was waylaid and harassed in Kochi, with Manju Warrier urging Keralites to stand with the victim during these troubled times.
In a Facebook post, Manju said that she along with other film fraternity members visited the the young actress.
"She is standing strong despite going through such an ordeal. I salute the young lady," she added. Manju also lamented the declining moral values in our society in the strongly-worded Facebook post.
"She was attacked in a moving vehicle in a crowded city. This should not be seen as an attack on a celebrity, but on womenfolk," she said, even while urging the people to put an end to this attacks.
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Young actor Dulquer Salmaan too urged all the Keralite men to be alert and vigilant and protect the women of this land.
Expressing solidarity towards the young woman, actress Rima Kallingal vowed to stand with her till the end.
Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) president Innocent in a Facebook post described the incident as an 'heinous crime'.
"We have only one thing to say to those who committed this cruel act to our daughter.. Sister ---defeat is yours'. She will stand undefeated... Always", he said.
Innocent, also a Lok Sabha MP, said he had contacted chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and DGP Loknath Behera the moment he came to know about the incident Saturday.
"Both of them have assured us that the guilty will be punished", he said, adding, AMMA was closely watching the action by police.
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Many prominent names of the industry, including Lijo Jose Pellissery, Getthu Mohandas, Tovino Thomas and Unni Mukundan, too came out in support of the young woman.
