Mallika Dua said she supported the #MeToo movement but backed her father on charges against him. Highlights Media veteran Vinod Dua has been accused of sexual misconduct Mallika Dua said even though it was his battle, she would "stand by him" Ms Dua also extended her support to the #MeToo movement After media veteran Vinod Dua was named on the weekend in the #MeToo campaign, his daughter Mallika Dua, a popular face on social media, said she was in solidarity with the movement and supported the voices but added that even though it was not her battle to fight, she would "stand by" her father. The Wire quoted Mr Dua, a consulting editor at the news website, as denying the allegations and said he will be releasing a statement soon. Mallika Dua's statement on Instagram, addressed to documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain who accused Vinod Dua of sexually harassing her almost three decades ago, opens with her endorsement of the movement in which she said, "If at all my father is truly guilty of what you described, it is unacceptable, traumatic and painful." Ms Dua promises to stand up against bigotry, misogyny and stand up for survivors. "Nothing gets to kill my vibe," she added. However, she lashed out at the filmmaker for dragging her into the matter which she said was "in terrible taste" and then asked "everyone else" to "stop forcing women to give statements for your entertainment". "This is NOT my battle to fight. It is not MY responsibility, my shame or my burden. I will deal with this my way on my time," she wrote. She wrapped the post by saying she would not let objectives, ideals and purpose be hijacked by shamers. Nishtha Jain alleges that the journalist used to stalk her. The filmmaker recalled how Vinod Dua blasted Akshay Kumar for his sexist remarks on her daughter Mallika. She wrote, "When I read about his outrage against Akshay Kumar's sexist words to his daughter Malika Dua, I said to myself he's obviously forgotten that he was no less sexist, no less misogynist, no less creepy a sexual harasser, potential rapist. If he did to me, I'm sure he would have done it to other women. Today, he does programmes explaining (to) the world what constitutes sexual harassment. He should stop everything and look into his own shady past." The accuser, however, apologised to Mallika Dua and said: "Sorry, if I have inadvertently shamed Mallika Dua. I had no such intention. Thanks for friends and supporters for pointing this out. She's in no way responsible for her father's acts. However, I do hope she'll be able to believe me, empathise with me as well as the other women he has harassed," she wrote on Facebook. But in the next post she said "the daughter will stand by her predator father. Wife will stand by her predator husband. Bloodlines run deeper than #MeToo". Vinod Dua has in the past served as a part-time consultant with NDTV. NDTV ended its association with him in 2013. Acting on the allegations, The Wire has issued a statement that the internal complaints committee (ICC) has taken note and, "We await the outcome of their deliberations (the committee) in the matter". If you would like to share any information relevant to NDTV, please email worksecure@ndtv.com<doc-sep>Mallika Dua stands in solidarity with #MeToo movement | Photo Credit: Instagram Mumbai: Mallika Dua finally broke her silence on Sunday night, after her father Vinod Dua has been accused of sexual harassment by a filmmaker named Nishtha Jain. Mallika in her post on Instagram mentioned that she stands in solidarity with the victim and the #Metoo movement. Mallika, a comedian famous for her Instagram stories, expressed her thoughts about what transpired on Sunday when Nishtha accused Vinod Dua of sexual harassment amid the ongoing Me Too movement in India. In her post, she said that if at all the incident occurred in the past, it was painful, unacceptable and traumatic. She also took a dig at Jain and all the trolls who tried to drag her in the middle of the entire narrative, asking for her statement over the allegations. Mallika while maintaining that she would always stand up against social evils subjugation women such as misogyny and bigotry, also said that it was not HER responsibility or shame or burden and that it is her father’s battle, in which she will stand by him and rather not fight for him. Mallika’s statement is coming in at the time when women in the Indian film industry including Kirti Sanon, have actually questioned the veracity of claims made by survivors. It has indeed given a thing to learn or two for all those not in favour of the movement and is indulging in practices of victim-shaming rather than believing in victims and encouraging more such girls and women to come forward and reveal the identity of their harassers and sexual predators. The #MeToo movement should not just be a whirlwind taking the country by the storm but should be a hurricane that causes devastation so that a new whole can be built out of the shambles. Also Read | #Metoo movement hits Vinod Dua: "He is no less sexist, a sexual harasser, a potential rapist", says survivor<doc-sep>Mallika Dua says she will continue to raise her voice against bigotry and misogyny, but will also stand by her father Vinod in his battle against the claim. Actress-comedienne Mallika Dua issued a statement with regards to the sexual harassment charges against her journalist father Vinod Dua after she was called out by many on Twitter for vocally supporting the #MeToo movement in India. Mallika clarified that it was not her "battle to fight". Though she will stand by her father as he fights his battle, she will continue to "stand up against bigotry, misogyny, stand up for survivors". In a Facebook post dated 14 October, filmmaker Nishtha Jain gave an account of the sexual harassment she allegedly suffered at the hands of the veteran journalist. The incident dates 29 years to 1989. Mallika has been vehemently supporting the #MeToo movement on Twitter, retweeting the survivors' accounts which had allegations against the likes of filmmaker Sajid Khan, casting directors Mukesh Chhabra and Vicky Sidana, Marathi filmmaker Nagraj Manjule, politician MJ Akbar and filmmaker Subhash Ghai among many others. She also replied to colleague Tanmay Bhat's confession that he should have been more prudent while approaching a sexual harassment grievance at All India Bakchod with a "You should have". Additionally, she criticised the "all boys' culture at talent management agency Only Much Louder (OML), alleging that they got her fellow comedian Zakir Khan paid twice as much as her for doing the same job, judging The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.<doc-sep>
After senior journalist Vinod Dua was accused of sexual harassment by filmmaker Nishtha Jain, daughter Mallika Dua, stand-up comedian and social media influencer, said she is in solidarity with the #MeToo movement and will let her father fight his battle while she stands by him. Jain had accused Dua of sexually harassing her almost three decades ago in a Facebook post on Friday; the journalist has denied the allegations. Mallika addressed her Instagram post to Jain, reiterating her support to the #MeToo movement and writing if “at all my father is truly guilty of what you described, it is unacceptable, traumatic and painful.” She went on to criticise the filmmaker for naming her in the post, saying “it was in terrible taste”. Attacking the trolls, she added, “This isn’t my battle to fight. It isn’t my responsibility, shame or burden. I will deal with this my way on my time. Stop forcing women to give statements for your entertainment”. She ended the post saying, “This is my dad’s battle, I will let him fight it and I will stand by him.” Jain apologised to Mallika for “inadvertently” shaming her. “I had no such intention. Thanks for friends and supporters for pointing this out. She’s in no way responsible for her father’s acts. However, I do hope she’ll be able to believe me, empathise with me as well as the other women he has harassed,” she wrote on Facebook. Acting on the allegations, Dua’s present employer The Wire has issued a statement which said he has denied the charge. “We await the outcome of their deliberations in the matter,” it said. The #MeToo movement is gaining momentum in India with personalities from film industry, media and sports being called out by women on social media. ott:10:ht-tv_listing-desktop