Chennai: Cine Actress, National Women Commission Member Khushbu Sundar said that she was abused by her father when she was eight years old. Speaking to a media portal she said that when a child is sexually abused, the scar remains for life, adding that it is immaterial whether the child is a boy or a girl.

She also said that her mother had gone through the most abusive marriage, adding that her father thought that it was his birthright to beat up his wife, children and abuse his only daughter. The fear of other members of the family getting abused kept her mouth shut even though she was abused since she was eight, she added.

Her only fear was whether her mother would believe as she had a Kuch bhi hota hai, meri pati Devta hai mindset, she said. Khushbu said that when she turned 15, she thought that enough was enough and started speaking against her father. Her father left the family when she was only 16 and the family didn’t knew from where the next meal was coming.