CHENNAI: Controversial actor Bhuvaneshwari plunged into politics on Friday and like a politician she alleged that the charges that were currently in the court of law against her were “framed” by the police.
Talking to reporters after joining the caste-based All India Moovendhar Munnani Kazhagam as the president of its women’s wing, she claimed the police had harassed her in many ways after the ‘‘charges’’ and that she would prove her innocence through legal course.
The actor, who was bombarded with all possible queries about her arrest, shrewdly avoided the mentioning of the ‘‘charges or the case against her ’’ throughout the press meet, saying that ‘‘I know what you mean. I cannot say anything on that since the matter was sub-judice.’’ She did not forget to mention it as vidhiyin vilayattu (quirk of fate) The actor, who had featured in several Telugu and Tamil films and television serials, was arrested for allegedly running a brothel, which had many models from various States, at her Shastri Nagar residence. She was arrested seven years ago on similar charges, but was later acquitted.
Asked about the reported statements about other actors, she said she had not given any confessional statements about them. “The reports are false. I have never spoken to any reporters after my arrest.
The police commissioner himself has explained this,’’ she stated, besides denying using a top DMK politician’s name to threaten and weaken the case.
Bhuvaneshwari feigned little knowledge about the stand-off between a section of media and the film fraternity as she was ``in jail at that time.’’ The actress, who refused to be budged by the queries phrased carefully by the reporters, promised to meet them again and explain the ‘‘pinnani’’ of the whole murky affair.
Earlier, the actor, explaining her reasons for joining a castebased party, said she was not joining a political party to protect herself from the charges against her. However, she added that she preferred the party because she belonged to the same community. But she was quick to add that this (caste-based) would not deter her from raising her voice against the atrocities perpetrated on women.
Bhuvaneshwari revealed that she has had plans to join politics three years ago itself, but could not do so because of her busy schedule in films. She revealed that she would continue to be in films as ‘‘acting is her breath.’’ Isaki Muthu, one of the top office-bearers of the All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam, which on Thursday raised a demand to bifurcate Tamil Nadu, said his party would stand by the actor in future.