Samantha urges Telangana Govt to publish Hema Committee report on sexual harassment in Telugu film industry

Actor Samantha, on August 30, shared a post by the Voice of Women, welcoming the Hema Committee report and urging the Telangana government to publish the report on sexual harassment in the Telugu film industry.

The post shared by Samantha on her Instagram story read, "We, the women of the Telugu film industry, welcome the Hema Committee report and applaud the persistent efforts of the WCC [Women in Cinema Collective] in Kerala, which has laid the path to this moment (sic)."

"Taking cue from the WCC, The Voice of Women, a support group for women in the TFI, was created in 2019 (sic)," Samantha's post further



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She also urged similar action from the Telangana government and for the report on sexual harassment to be published. “We hereby urge the Telangana government, to publish the submitted sub-committee report on sexual harassment, which can help frame government and industry policies, to establish a safe working environment for women in the TFI (sic),” the post concluded.

The Hema Committee Report, which alleges sexual exploitation and harassment of women in the Malayalam film industry, has sparked widespread outrage, with several celebrities opening up about harassment and exploitation they themselves have face.