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Filmmaker Begins Indefinite Hunger Strike Seeking Hema Committee Report Release
Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has started a hunger strike in Kerala.
He is protesting outside the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.
He wants the government to publish the Hema Committee report.
He also wants officials to investigate problems mentioned in that report.
Sasidharan says he asked for investigations before but saw no action.
He says he sent letters to government leaders in May.
He says this is a social issue, not only a personal matter.
He has also faced police action over complaints made by actress Manju Warrier.
Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan began an indefinite hunger strike outside the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.
He is demanding the immediate release of the Hema Committee report.
Sasidharan also seeks a high-level investigation into irregularities highlighted in the report.
He says letters seeking investigations from Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala received no action.
Sasidharan has previously faced police cases and detention linked to complaints by actress Manju Warrier.
- Who
- Film director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.
- What
- He launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding release of the Hema Committee report and a high-level investigation.
- Where
- Outside the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- When
- The strike began on Monday; he said he sent letters seeking investigations in May.
- Why
- He says the government has not initiated fair investigations into grievances and irregularities connected with the report.
Key facts
- Protester
- Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
- Demand
- Immediate release of the Hema Committee report
- Additional demand
- A high-level investigation into irregularities highlighted in the report
- Protest location
- Outside the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram
- Officials contacted
- Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala
- Earlier police case
- Sasidharan was charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for alleged stalking, criminal intimidation and defamation
- Earlier detention
- He was detained at Mumbai airport in September last year after a police lookout notice
Quotes
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Keralam-based film director leading the hunger strike
“After the new UDF government came to power, I gave letters to the chief minister (V D Satheesan) and Home Minister (Ramesh Chennithala) in May seeking the investigations. However, no action has been taken till date.”
telegraphindia.com
“Despite my repeated Facebook posts on the issue, the public is not waking up, and the Keralam government is not taking any action. It is not a personal matter; it is a social issue.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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