Telugu Star Sri Reddy Strips in Public to Protest Over Lack of Employment
The controversial artist was in news earlier for alleging sexual exploitation in Tollywood and having controversial arguments on TV debates about "whores" and "brokers" in the film industry.
Controversial Telugu star Sri Reddy made headlines again after she had stripped in public to hold a protest. Her demand was for justice as she was not getting any work in Telugu film industry. She also complained about women being exploited in the industry. This incident happened in Film Nagar where the actress took off her clothes and staged the protest. The protest was in fact against Movie Artists Association (MAA) for not giving her membership despite continued requests.
She had arrived at their office in plain churidhar while also calling a local channel and when they didn't accede to her demands, she went out and took off her clothes and protested in bare minimum. After the po
Sri Reddy invited a TV channel and rendered herself to innerwear. Later she has hidden her modesty under her hands and removed the top wear too. She accused that both Movie Artists Association and Producers Association are not giving her membership despite the fact that she acted in many movies and also produced three films. Post the protest, she was detained by the local police. Banjara hills police reached the spot and urged the artist to file a formal complaint. Reddy refused and continued her protest. She was later detained by the police and removed from the spot.
#Hyderabad: A Telugu actress took off her clothes in public at Telugu Film Chamber Of Commerce, she alleges that she has not been given a fair chance at work and that women are being exploited sexually by producers, members of Film Chamber. pic.twitter.com/z2Z9Zr465M
Speaking to ANI, KS Roa, ACP, Bengaluru revealed that Reddy hasn't registered her complaint anywhere and they are looking to take action against her for being a 'nuisance'. He said, "She hasn't registered any complaint anywhere. This's no way to protest. She's been removed from the spot as she was creating nuisance. We'll take action after watching CCTV footage."
Meanwhile talking to the channel, Reddy had said, “For how long they will delay membership to me? Now that a girl has removed her clothes and stood on the road, will those people feel ashamed for their acts? Next time, I will once again go clothless in a similar fashion until they give me a membership.”
Genuine protest or just a publicity stunt? What do you have to say about Sri Reddy's 'bare minimum' protest?
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