Women’s associations demand ban on Tulu movie ’Appe Teacher’

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, June 3, 2018: Members of various women’s organisations staged a protest here on June 2, Saturday  against the Tulu movie "Appe Teacher" alleging that the  movie had several scenes and dialogues which embarrass the women folk.

Addressing the protestors, Chanchala Tejomaya,  President of the Mangaluru Taluk Mahila Mandalagala Okkoota  said though the movie got big publicity, it had offended the teaching fraternity as well as women through  use of cheap language. Some of the dialogues in the movie seem to be encouraging rapes. The movie should be banned, she said.

Merlyn Martis. President of Committee Against Atrocities on Women  demanded a ban on the movie as well as those TV serials which mislead and misguide women.

Prior to the demonstration, women took out a protest march from Ambedkar Circle upto the DC office. A memorandum was also submitted to the Deputy Commissioner. Shashilekha B, President of Karavali Lekhakiyara mattu Vachakiyara Sangha,  Shahanaz, M  of Jamaate Islami Women’s Association, K A Rohini, Founder of  Mahila Mandalagala Okkoota, Hilda Rayappan of Prajna Counselling Centre, Sumalatha N Suvarna, President of Billawa Mahila Sangha, Lokeshwari Vinayachandra, former president  of Belthangady Mahila Okkoota and others were present.