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New names pop up in #MeToo vortex

New names that of singers Kailash Kher, Raghu Dixit, commentator Suhel Seth and woman comic star Aditi Mittal surfaced as the movement against the spectrum of sexual misconduct escalated

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More women have come out with their alleged accounts of sexual harassment and assault as newer names got sucked into the #MeToo vortex on Wednesday.

Even as the government maintained silence with Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad refusing to comment over Union Minister MJ Akbar, new names that of singers Kailash Kher, Raghu Dixit, commentator Suhel Seth and woman comic star Aditi Mittal surfaced as the movement against the spectrum of sexual misconduct escalated.

Nath, best known as Bollywood’s gentle father and grandfather, was slammed with fresh charges by actor Sandhya Mridul, who said she faced repeated harassment when they were shooting for a telefilm in the 1990s.

Mridul said despite resistance, he continued to harass her and would drunk call her every night during an outdoor shoot in Kodaikanal.

She said Nath, who has been accused of rape by “Tara” writer-director Vinta Nanda and of harassing Navneet Nishan, sabotaged her career by spreading lies about her being difficult to work with.

Nath released a statement through his lawyer who termed Nanda’s allegations “false” and an attempt to “purposely malign his image”.

Comedian Aditi Mittal, a vocal supporter of women who have ‘outed’ their harassers, was accused by fellow female comedian Kaneez Surka.

Surka said Mittal forcibly kissed her while she was hosting a show two years ago. It happened in the presence of the audience, she alleged.

Another singer, Sona Mohapatra, alleged that Kailash Kher, who was earlier accused of sexual misconduct by a journalist, misbehaved with her during a meeting.

Meanwhile, actor Tanushree Dutta visited suburban Oshiwara police to record her statement in connection with her complaint against actor Nana Patekar, police said.

Time’ll tell truth, says Vairamuthu 

The South film industry was also hit with lyricist-poet Vairamuthu and Raghu Dixit being “named and shamed”. Vairamuthu denied the allegations saying, “Time will tell the truth.” Singer Sripaada also shared anonymous posts of two women, who accused Dixit of harassing them.

‘Suhel Seth threw himself at me’

A film director and creative producer shared a number of screenshots of a lengthy WhatsApp message sent to marketing consultant Suhel Seth recalling an experience she had “buried deeply”. “You used your power to take me home instead... You then threw yourself at me although I was clearly uncomfortable,” she alleged.

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