Days after he dismissed lightly and chose not to comment on the Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar row, senior Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday broke his silence on the ongoing “Me Too” movement, by saying that "no woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour or disorderly conduct, especially at her work place".
As he turned 76, Bachchan posted an interview on his twitter handle in which he said: “No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour, or disorderly conduct, especially at her work place. Such acts should immediately be brought to the notice of concerned authorities, and corrective measures be taken, either through filing complaints or a recourse to law”
“Discipline and civic, social and moral curriculums, should be adopted at a very early educational level. Women children and the weaker sections of our society are the most vulnerable. They need to be under special protective care,” Big B said, in reply to a question.
“It has been most heartening to see women representations in most work vocations, on the increase in our country. It would be an irreparable blemish if we are not able to provide them the welcome they deserve and the dignity of the security of their presence,” the senior actor said.
It may be recalled that Bachchan had come in for severe criticism after he made light of a question on the allegations of sexual harassment made by Tanushree Dutta against Nana Patekar, by saying: "Neither is my name Tanushree nor is it Nana Patekar so how can I answer your question?".
Early this week, Bachchan’s daughter-in-law and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had voiced her opinion on the “MeToo” movement at an event. “I have always spoken out, I spoke in the past, I am speaking now, and I will continue to speak. When it comes to helping women find their voice, find the strength, feel confident about sharing their stories, it’s not about the current time. This has been going on since a lot of time and I am glad it has found a certain momentum today,” Aishwarya had said.