Singer Chinmayi Sripaada has been vocal concerning the movie business and famous personalities platforming males accused of sexual assault again and again. Lately, she took a dig at rapper Vedan for being invited to carry out at a high-profile marriage ceremony. She even identified that singer Karthik has been invited to guage Tamil Idol, regardless of the allegations in opposition to him.
Chinmayi on Vedan, Karthik being platformed
An X (previously Twitter) consumer posted movies of Vedan acting at a marriage, writing, “Former Minister Duraimurugan’s granddaughter, the daughter of #DMK MP Kathir Anand, is marrying movie producer Kannan Ravi’s son. What is supposed to be a household marriage ceremony has seemingly changed into a #YuvanShankarRaja live performance, with rapper #Vedan, who has confronted sexual harassment allegations, additionally being a part of the occasion.”
Reposting it, Chinmayi recalled listening to the allegations in opposition to Vedan first-hand and wrote, “Rapper Vedan’s allegations was first shared on a public area that I used to be part of. A girl who informed me in Malayalam and another person translating.” She then in contrast the invitation to carry out to Karthik being platformed on Tamil Idol, writing, “Effectively I assume if Karthik may be platformed Vedan is simply too with the identical yardstick.”
Responds to Karthik being a decide on Tamil Idol
This comes after an X consumer just lately criticised Karthik being invited to guage Tamil Idol, writing, “Wasn’t everybody saying AR Rahman stopped working with Singer Karthik due to the MeToo allegations? Looks as if that’s not the case. Now each are judges on this present. What modified? Did we miss one thing or are we simply anticipated to overlook and transfer on?”
When another person questioned, “Who made allegations in opposition to karthik?” Chinmayi responded with out defending Rahman. “Singer Karthik was the Vairamuthu of singers. Singers throughout cities. Some girls who had nothing to do with the Trade. He did not misbehave with me, however I stand in solidarity with all of the singers he named and have refused to be in any live shows the place he additionally featured, dropping the chance to be in a number of the most legendary ones. However that’s a hill I’m prepared to die on,” wrote the singer.
The accusations in opposition to Vedan and Karthik
Rapper Hiran Das Murali, higher referred to as Vedan, has confronted a number of sexual assault allegations through the years. He denied claims that first surfaced in 2021 in the course of the Me Too motion by a number of girls. He later posted an apology acknowledging lapses in his conduct. In 2025, a physician filed a criticism in opposition to the rapper, accusing him of assaulting her a number of occasions between 2021 and 2023 underneath the guise of marriage. The Kerala Excessive Court docket famous, whereas granting him anticipatory bail, that the connection appeared consensual. The criticism in opposition to him was later withdrawn.
Karthik was additionally named in the course of the Me Too motion in 2018. Nameless accounts accused him of sexual harassment and predatory behaviour. Chinmayi supported the allegations again then, claiming she had identified a number of girls who confronted harassment on account of him. Karthik denied all allegations in opposition to him. Up to now, Chinmayi has additionally criticised Indian Idol Telugu and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu for platforming Karthik.