Though he said he was returning the award, in effect he was declining the honour, saying he did not want the jury to face embarrassment and blamed vendetta behind the decision.
Though he said he was ‘returning’ the award, in effect he was declining the honour, saying he did not want the jury to face embarrassment and blamed ‘vendetta’ behind the decision to reconsider the award by the ONV Cultural Academy.
Parvathy criticises jury of ONV Literary award for honouring #MeToo accused Vairamuthu
The award, constituted in the memory of late legendary poet ONV Kurup, is given to poets from Malayalam and other Indian languages by the ONV Cultural Academy and comprises a cash prize of Rs 3,00,000 and a citation.
Parvathy criticises jury of ONV Literary award for honouring #MeToo accused Vairamuthu
Popular South actor Parvathy has criticised the jury of ONV Literary Prize for giving this year s award to Tamil poet-lyricist Vairamuthu, who was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women in 2018 at the height of India s #MeToo.
The award, constituted in the memory of late legendary poet ONV Kurup, is given to poets from Malayalam and other Indian languages by the ONV Cultural Academy and comprises a cash prize of Rs 3,00,000 and a citation.