Irony died a thousand deaths when #MeToo accused Dravidianist poet Vairamuthu, facing sexual harassment allegations from over 20 women, called for the formation of panels like the Hema Committee across states to address workplace harassment.
In light of this, singer Suchitra, known for her distinctive voice in playback singing and her contributions as a dubbing artist in Tamil cinema and infamous for the “Suchi Leaks” scandal of 2016, has fueled the controversy by asserting that lyricist Vairamuthu had sexually harassed singers, sharing her own experiences to support the claim.
Suchitra said, “He will call all the singers and speak like this, I will tell you his dialogues also, he will say, ‘Ma’am, your voice has a lust,’ then he will say, ‘I have gone mad after hearing your voice,’ and then he will say, ‘I’m falling in love with your voice.’ These are his dialogues. There is no singer who hasn’t received this phone call. I also got this phone call from him after the song ‘May month 98,’ and said, ‘there is lu.. in your voice’ which was a rubbish song. After hearing that song, who will feel love in the voice? If you watch TV, you may feel love for Reema Sen. I sang the song like a nervous rabbit, very frightened, and it was very high-pitched, too. The song was without any expression. If someone is giving flattery compliments from the wrong angle, we will come to know that something is wrong, right?”
Suchitra then recounted an incident where after receiving inappropriate flattery from #MeToo accused Vairamuthu in a phone call regarding the glamorous song, he invited her to his home to present her with a gift. However, she brought her grandmother along, which visibly shocked Vairamuthu. According to Suchitra, her grandmother confronted Vairamuthu, asserting that Suchitra was like a daughter to him and demanding that he behave responsibly. Vairamuthu, visibly anxious, sweated during the encounter. When her grandmother asked about the gift, Vairamuthu nervously retrieved two “Pantene” shampoo bottles. Suchitra claimed that Vairamuthu’s real intention in inviting her was not to give a gift but to make an inappropriate advance.
Following that incident too, Suchitra allegedly received calls from Vairamuthu, inviting her to his farmhouse for a recording session. However, she chose to disconnect the call after answering it. She remarked, “they are very lusty fellows brother. Until K. Balachandar’s death he was a lusty man. They are all like that this kind of nymphomaniac types are like that till their death.”
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