Chennai: The film, television, and stage actors association in Tamil Nadu the ‘Nadigar Sangam’ decided to recommend a ban the perpetrators for five years from the film industry.

The ‘Nadigar Sangam’,  has passed a resolution following a meeting of its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Committee on Wednesday. The resolution said that the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Committee would provide all legal help to the victims of sexual harassment in the Tamil film industry.

Popular Tamil actor and Nadigar Sangam General Secretary Vishal told mediapersons that if any woman has complaints of sexual abuse, she can reach out to the Committee which will ensure that justice is delivered.

The association also said that if a woman comes forward with a complaint regarding sexual harassment or other related offences, it must be thoroughly investigated and if the complaint if found to be true, a recommendation would be made to the producers’ association to ban the perpetrators for five years from the film industry

According to the resolution, a warning would initially issued to the alleged preparators after which action will follow. The Committee said the victims can register their complaints with the actors’ body through a dedicated phone number that has already been established while a new email ID has also been created for the purpose.

The Nadigar Sangam also said that it would provide full support to those who want to lodge complaints against contents in YouTube channels. In its statement, the actors’ body advised the victims to first approach the Committee before speaking to the media directly about their complaints.