Police books case against Dr Kantaraj for making defamatory comments on actresses calling them ‘casting couch’
Tamil Nadu police which had arrested and slapped Goondas act against you tuber SAvukku Shankar for making comments on women police, did not bother to act on the you tuber Mukthar’s interview with Dr Kanatharaj, who made obscene and disparaging comments on the charactors of film actresses who were ready to sleep with anyone for money and fame.
You tuber Savukku Shankar was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly making derogatory and objectionable remarks about senior cops and women police personnel of the southern state. After the arrest, the stringent Goondas Act was also invoked in the case. The HC revoked his detention.
For the same police machinery Dr Kantharaj’s comments did not deserve any action. Following a video of his giving interview to one you controversial tuber Mukhar Ahmed. In that Dr Kantharaj, brother of former Assembly Speaker K Rajaram – a staunch Dravidianist has made abusive and objectifying comments on women, actres. Kantharaj, a sex doctor, dabbles as a political analyst, his commentaries have been peddling hate against Brahmins and Hinds while attacking opposition parties like the BJP, RSS and AIADMK. His recent statements have crossed beyond all permissible limits, saying the sexual harassment faced by women in the film industry as they willingly agreed to be ‘casting couch’.
In that video, it can be seen, Mukthar Ahmed started with the question, “Have you heard of ‘Adjustment’?” To which Dr. Kantharaj responded that he was indeed familiar with the term. Mukthar then asked if he had been approached for an adjustment, to which Kantharaj replied that it wasn’t necessary as the matter was settled by mutual consent, thus no adjustment was needed. Mukthar countered, questioning whether this was not wrong, and Kantharaj suggested that Mukthar’s criticism stemmed from his own lack of opportunity.
Dr. Kantharaj said, “It’s all part of life; is this really an issue? It’s like the saying, ‘The stork that waits patiently at the sluice head leaves the small sprats alone and waits for the larger fish.’ We weren’t like that stork; we pursued the small sprats until the larger fish arrived.”
Dr. Kantharaj said “They are claiming after 30 years that they have been ruined (sexually abused)… So, shall I not claim that 30 years ago, I also ruined some?” Mukthar interjected, “All are field out.” Dr. Kantharaj replied, “Yes, all are expired.” Mukthar continued, “Now they are speaking up.” To which Dr. Kantharaj retorted, “All these rusty goods are now sitting and claiming they have been abused. Is this even a topic? I find it laughable.”
Dr. Kantharaj said that the medical profession also has its own “adjustments,” comparable to those in the film industry, suggesting that the nature of adjustments in both fields is similar. He also mocked the film actresses who had voiced their experiences of sexual harassment. He claimed that their allegations of being asked to “adjust” were not instances of sexual harassment but rather reinterpreted the abuse in a more favourable light.
He said, “You share bed and get paid for it, only to later don a chastity mask. What’s fair in that?”.. Actresses who now complain of sexual harassment are merely trying to regain their lost market iamge”.
Mukthar Ahmed the anchor also equally provoked Kantharaj with his own inflammatory remarks, expressing personal satisfaction as he shared his unfiltered views. Kantharaj claimed that actresses entering the film industry must comply with various forms of “adjustments” related to the “casting couch.”
He asked, “Why are you shooting a rain drenching scene in a white dress, only to show the body right. In a bathing scene in the river, when she comes out of the river the body will be transparent”. He said he had never seen Jayalalitha with dress and Jyothika, wife of act Surya, plunged into obscenity for film opportunities. They specifically targeted former chief ministers MGR and J. Jayalalitha from the AIADMK and Radhika Sarath Kumar,
They also targeted actress Shakeela, pointing out that she had acted in adult only films in the past and was now complaining about sexual harassment in the industry. They criticized MGR and Shivaji Ganesan with Kantharaj specifically targeting MGR. He claimed that MGR had included the most explicit content in his films, yet all the women voted for him and actresses performed glamorous roles in his movies..
He said that the difference between a sex worker and an actress is that while sex workers are considered inferior, actresses are seen as superior and are treated as leaders.
The story of Sabarimala Ayyappan is mentioned, with the claim that he was born from a homosexual union. The Tamil New Year, celebrated in April, is framed as a celebration of homosexuality, allegedly initiated by Vishnu and Naratha, who are said to have given birth to 60 babies. Kantharaj said Diwali, the tale of Satyabhama killing Narakasura is cited as its origin. Narakasura, according to this account, was the son of Satyabhama and Lord Krishna. However, since Satyabhama and Krishna had no children, the question arises, Who was Narakasura’s true father?
Muthar is seen with CM MK Stalin and his son cum Minister Udhaya Nidhi Stain in various pictures.
Neither Mukthar nor the Kantharaj had no guts to talk about the marriage of EV Ramaswamy naicker with his step daughter Maniammai , half of his age and his sexual life in his earlier life.
On 13 September 2024, Actress Rohini Molleti has filed a criminal complaint with the City Police Commissioner’s office against Dr. Kantharaj, accusing him of making inappropriate and insulting remarks about actresses
Rohini has requested legal action against Dr. Kantharaj and the removal of the video from YouTube. Police has filed an FIR based on her complaint.
