Kolkata: Actor Shruti Das trolled for ‘dusky skin’ goes to women’s rights panel

KOLKATA: Television actor Shruti Das has lodged a complaint with the West Bengal Commission for Women on Saturday and sent screenshots of posts from two women — one of them an educationist — for racial bullying. Chairperson of the commission has decided to summon them. On Saturday, Das also sent screenshots of five bullies to the Lalbazar cyber police station.
The ‘Desher Mati’ actor is the first from Tollywood to formally lodge a complaint against such a form of abuse. “I complained to the commission against a mother of a girl child whose profile mentions that she has been a teacher. She wondered how my skin tone is dusky despite my on-screen parents’ fair complexion. What kind of an education will she impart?” Das said. The other accused, Das said, accused her of using her personal relationship to forward her career.
Chairperson of the commission Leena Gangopadhyay, who is also the co-producer and creative director of Magic Moments that produces ‘Desher Mati’, told TOI a suo motu action would be taken. “We will send letters to both and ask for an explanation. If they don’t turn up, we will seek the help of cops to take action,” she said.