Vedan, an anti-caste rapper from Kerala, was called out by women for his alleged sexual misconduct. Initially, taking a defensive route by questioning the intention behind the allegations, the rapper soon enough put up a post, apologising for his actions. However, the apology doesn’t seem to have gone down well with people, especially the survivors, who have deemed it to be not a genuine one.
“Looking back trying to understand what happened, I see that the last 11 months have been a hugely crowded one with many opportunities to network with a whole lot of new people. I lost my grip totally on the care, caution and discretion I needed to exercise with this new slew of socialisation. My self reflectiveness and common sense went for a major toss. When my macho displays and male pride demos were pointed out to me I was incapable of taking the hint. I was already far too caught up with certain bad attitudes that I am now determined to shake free from my being (sic),” a part of Vedan’s lengthy apology read.
Popular Malayalam actor Parvathy who had earlier ‘liked’ the apology the rapper wrote, has now ‘apologised’ for her action of liking his apology. She took to Instagram and wrote –
“I apologise sincerely to the survivors who have so bravely spoken up against the accused singer Vedan. I had liked his apology post with the thought that many men don’t even acknowledge that they were at fault. I know clearly that it is not something to celebrate. I truly believe that it’s of paramount importance that the survivors be respected as they go forth with the case,” read her statement.
Adding that she will always stand by the survivors of sexual crimes, she further said, “I removed my “like” as soon as I got to know that a few survivors said the apology was not a sincere one. I stand corrected. Whether to forgive and how to heal is always the right of the survivor and I’ll only always stand by them.”