Actor-director Nandita Das Tuesday broke her silence over the sexual harassment allegations against her father, noted painter Jatin Das, stating that she will continue to lend support to the #MeToo movement. A woman, who is the co-founder of a paper-making company, Tuesday came forward to claim that she was sexually harassed 14 years ago by Jatin Das, allegations which the painter dismissed as \u201cvulgar\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post, Nandita said despite the \u201cdisturbing\u201d allegations against her father, she would continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the women coming forward with stories of abuse and harassment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement, I want to reiterate that I will continue to add my voice to it, despite the disturbing allegations made against my father, which he has categorically denied,\u201d she wrote on the social networking site.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have maintained from the very start that this is the time we all need to listen, so that women feel safe to speak up. At the same time, it is also important to be sure about allegations so as not to dilute the movement,\u201d the actor said. Nandita said she has received support from \u201cfriends and strangers – who are concerned and are trusting my integrity\u201d. \u201cI do believe truth will prevail. And that is all I have to say on this matter,\u201d she asserted. Jatin Das is the latest addition to a growing list of men who have been named as part of the #MeToo campaign that has taken the country by storm.<\/p>\n
The woman, Nisha Bora, took to Twitter to level the allegations against the noted painter. Describing the incident, Bora, who was 28-years-old then, said Das during a dinner event asked whether she \u201chad the time and willingness to assist him for a few days to organise his work material\u201d, and after she gave her approval on the second day at his Khidki village studio he molested her.<\/p>\n
\u201c… He attempted to grab me. I wriggled out of his embrace, flustered. Then he did it again… I pushed him away and moved away from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that moment, he said \u2018Come on, it would be nice\u2019. Or something like that. What I recall was his disbelief that I was pushing back. I picked my bag… and ran home. Never to speak about it. Until now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Padma Bhushan awardee, however, has denied the allegations and said these days a \u201cgame\u201d was going on to level allegations against people for the \u201cfun\u201d of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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