India Matters

The resent public outburst against the Actress Kushboo for her remarks on premarital sex and virginity of Tamil women is totally justifiable for two reasons. Mrs. Kushboo does not have a moral right to speak on Tamil culture. She should not have intruded in to the personal spheres of an individual. Further how can she express that all educated men of Tamil Nadu would not expect their bride to be virgin, is it all the guys who are going to marry expect that all the girls has the privilege to have pre-marital relationships out of the culture of the land?. This article is not going to analyze her personal life since we respect one individual’s privacy at the same time she should not influence the public order with her uncharacteristic, defamatory remarks on the Tamil people particularly women. She should not apply her personal life as a model to public. Her unsavory remarks are of bad taste and have to be condemned by all right thinking men and women. As a well recognized actress she should have acted responsibly keeping the sensitivity of the issue and culture of the land. There should not be a partisan approach when dealing with Actress Kushboo or film director Mr. Thangar Bachaan. He was forced by the South Indian Film Artistes Association (SIFAA) to tender an unconditional apology to the film fraternity for his alleged remarks on actresses. Why not the same yardstick can not be applicable to Kushboo? In this episode the SIFAA acted irresponsibly and adopted a partisan approach. One may think her forward looking views or opinions have to be respected and it’s for an individual to accept or to reject her view. Then what about public order? Are everyone is free to do anything, whatever and whenever they want. Any acts which damages the public goodwill has to be punished according to the law of the land. The government has to take stringent view on this issue and investigate are there any condom makers or pharma companies behind this issue to boost their sales.