Sreelekha Mitra Apologises to Joshy Joseph, Who Backed Her Accusations Against Ranjith For This Reason

Actress Sreelekha Mitra penned an apology to Joshy Joseph after an event was cancelled because of her. On Monday, Sreelekha revealed she was invited for an event to talk about the various issues in the Malayalam film industry after she accused director Ranjith of sexual harassment. While she agreed to travel to Kochi for it, she decided to withdraw from the event on Monday, which led to the event getting cancelled.

She took to Instagram and penned a long note, reflecting at the turbulant month gone by and apologised to Joshy for backing out from the event. “August has always made me feel it’s ‘august’ presence..my birth month and the month of my mom’s passing , my brother’s birth month and the month nd day of my very dear friend’s passing . The 15th of August being our Independence Day and the day I moved out of my ‘shashur bari’ to start( wasn’t even sure how) afresh,” she said.

“This August too began with the #rgkarrapemurdercase infuriating all of us across territories ,then the #jhargramelephantkilling to something I never felt would come out in the open after 15 odd years about the #malayalamfilmindustry incident and how I became an integral part of the entire #metoo movement .I had been hounded by press media across country narrating the said incident over n over n over again which took a heavy toll on me as it did back here when I took names of #bengalifilmindustry who’s who ..REMEMBER?” she added.

“Yes I took a break from everything and travelled to the mountains whose quiet would calm my soul .This was my birthday treat to myself and done giving any justification to anyone for my said act. Sorry I couldn’t travel to Kerala for the seminar which had been cancelled becos of me . I needed a breather as I have my right to live My Life according to My Choice and have never ever bowed down to the misogynistic society and film industry by n large.Again sorry Mr Joshy Joseph for declining your offer .Hopefully will come back in better times. I HAVE DONE MY BIT NOW LET ME BE,” Sreelekha concluded.

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Sreelekha accused Ranjith of making inappropriate sexual advances at her in 2009 when they were discussing a film. In an email to the Kochi City Police Commissioner, she detailed the incident. An FIR was registered against Ranjith soon after.