CM Pinarayi Vijayan Welcomes Survivor at Christmas Celebration Following Verdict

Per week after the decision within the actor assault case of Kerala, that had saved a whole state on edge for almost 9 lengthy years, the survivor attended a Christmas fete hosted by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Chief Minister minimize a chocolate cream cake within the presence of non secular leaders and politicians. The CMO workplace shared an image of the CM in dialog with the survivor actor, in what’s clearly a political assertion.

Ever because the verdict of the case was pronounced on December 8, public opinion seems to have divided into two, one in favour of the survivor, and one other for the acquitted actor Dileep. The trial court docket in Kochi convicted six males of committing the crime – of abducting and sexually assaulting the survivor actor in a automotive in February 2017. Nevertheless, the court docket mentioned that the conspiracy behind such an assault couldn’t be proved, and acquitted the alleged mastermind of the crime, Dileep. Within the judgment that got here 4 days later, the responsible males had been awarded minimal punishment for conspiracy – a jail time period of 20 years, and a positive of Rs 50,000.

The survivor to the decision and sentence on December 14, with a powerful assertion of why she misplaced religion within the trial court docket. “Not each citizen on this nation is handled equally earlier than the legislation,” she wrote in a really telling social media submit. 

5 years after the crime, she had boldly revealed her identification, saying that she realised she was not a sufferer anymore, however a survivor. Her unflinching battle of the final eight years didn’t fall on deaf ears. 

Indignant reactions to the decision and judgement sprung throughout the state, with the acquittal of Dileep showing to trigger a wave of disappointment among the many public and particularly girls. The ‘Avalkoppam’ marketing campaign which was launched in assist of the survivor in 2017 was rekindled with girls activists and celebrities not too long ago holding a protest on the Worldwide Movie Pageant of Kerala.