Mohanlal Faces Backlash on Twitter After Calling #MeToo Movement a Fad!

Mohanlal is one of the finest actors in the country alright, perhaps in the world too. I can assure you of this after having grown up see him perform so effortlessly in some fine films like Kireedam, His Highness Abdulla, Bharatham, Vanaprastham, etc etc. However, the National Award winning Malayalam superstar really needs to know when he needs to keep his mouth shut, when it comes to addressing sensitive issues, like #MeToo if he really doesn't know the seriousness of the whole situation. AMMA President Mohanlal Confirms Dileep's Resignation, Clarifies Stand on Alencier Ley, Mukesh's #MeToo Charges.

Mohanlal, who is currently the President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), had stirred a hornet's nest in a press conference in Dubai, where he called the #MeToo movement in India a passing fad. He said, "There is no big problem in the Malayalam film industry. In fact, #MeToo is turning into something of a fashion. Anything like that will have a lifespan for a bit and will soon disappear. I cannot make a comment on #MeToo, you can talk about it only if you experience it. Otherwise, there is no point in commenting." #MeToo in Mollywood: Actor Siddique Calls WCC's Stand on Dileep a Conspiracy Against Mohanlal.

His comments certainly didn't go down well with the advocators of the movement, and they took to Twitter to lash against the actor for not taking the issue so seriously.

Check out the tweets below -

Tweet #1

Cannot believe #Mohanlal termed #MeToo, the most significant movement since the Civil Rights, a "fad". Hopefully, he does not mean what he said or he just has not verbalized it well.

- Sreejith Mullappilli (@Mullappilli) November 20, 2018

Tweet #2

Highly irresponsible and hypocritica of @Mohanlal to call the #metoo movement a trend. And he can't comment on it because he doesn't know? Aamir Khan has set a nice template for these people follow. https://t.co/ch0qvcy9PT

— Sandhya Menon (@TheRestlessQuil) November 20, 2018

Tweet #3

The fact that you referred to "Me Too" as a fad, speaks volumes about the kind of person you are.

It's disheartening that you are considered as a role model.

Thankfully the youth of today have more sense! #mohanlal #lalletandisssapointshttps://t.co/ACt9EexyRD

— Amritha Thomas (@amri412) November 20, 2018

Tweet #4

So problematic this casual and patronizing response of actor Mohanlal on the way the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors of which he's the President has handled the Dileep case and the role of the Women In Cinema Collective. @parvatweets https://t.co/1YwxZURaGZ

— Anuradha SenGupta (@anuradhasays) November 20, 2018

Tweet #5

Mohanlal puts his foot in his mouth .. Or is he just projecting the irritating Macho image that many men think that they are entitled to project??Either way, he needs to introspect and talk to women and understand what they truly are ..Sad statement from an actor par excellence https://t.co/gpQuLjXNjb

— Srinivas singer (@singersrinivas) November 20, 2018

Tweet #6

Ugh. He is revealing himself to be such a thuggish oaf, is Mohanlal. https://t.co/dmyf7L3N7F

— Nikhil (@sphinxappeal) November 20, 2018

Mohanlal was earlier criticised for the way he and his AMMA lead committee handled the suspension of actor Dileep, an accused in the sexual assault of an actress in 2016, now on bail. The female-led Women In Cinema Collective (WCC) within AMMA has accused Mohanlal of being insensitive to their demands. With his big-budget film, Odiyan, all set to release in a few days, Mohanlal certainly doesn't need this foot-in-mouth kind of publicity, but then his hardcore fanbase hardly cares for his stance on such issues. Sadly.

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