Malaysian actress complains against former TN minister of ‘sexually exploiting’ her and reveals he ‘forced’ her to abort their child

  1. Former Tamil Nadu minister, Manikandan, has been accused of allegedly ‘cheating, blackmailing and sexually exploiting’ a well-known actress.

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–       Accusations of ‘cheating, blackmailing and sexual exploitation’ have been levelled against former TN minister Manikandan

–       A complaint has been filed by a well-known actress

–       The actress has also accused the AIADMK leader of ‘forcing’ her to abort their child

 

A Malaysian woman of Indian origin and Tamil actress on Friday, accused former Tamil Nadu minister Dr Manikandan of allegedly ‘cheating, blackmailing and sexually exploiting’ her for the past five years. A complaint has been lodged against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader with the Chennai Police.

Accompanied by her lawyer, Shantini Theva lodged the complaint with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Against Women and Children. Later, she released a copy of her complaint to the media. She acted in the film Nadodigal and used to visit the city when she was working for Malaysian Tourism. She said Mr. Manikandan was introduced to her in 2017 when he was Information Technology Minister and then he developed friendship with her on the pretext of investing in Malaysia. Within a few days, he proposed to her and expressed an interest to marry her though he had a wife. She claimed that both were living in a house in Besant Nagar and he used to stay with her when he was in the city. As a couple they both travelled to several places

Ms. Shantini said she had evidence of Mr. Manikandan staying with her. His aides were aware about the relationship. She alleged that she had become pregnant three times and was forced by him to abort saying that they could have a baby after a formal marriage. He lived with her until April and later pressured her to leave India

She said he threatened to upload nude videos and pictures on the internet if she did not leave the country and tried to threaten her through his assistant Bharani. She shared their pictures and the screenshot of their conversations with media.

An official statement from Manikandan on the allegations levelled against him is awaited.