Ms. Ranjitha, victim of dissemination of privacy and🔗

rape by media

1) Background of Ms. Ranjitha

Ms. Ranjitha is a well known Indian actress and was in the film/television industry for over 18 years. She made her Tamil film debut through Bharathiraja’s ‘Nadodi Thendral’ in 1992, and within a short span of 6 years she has been a lead actress in more than 65 films in all 4 South Indian languages with most leading actors and with many of the prestigious names in South Indian Cinema. Some of her career highlights are - recognition as the heroine with maximum number of movie releases within 2 consecutive years in Tamil Cinema, and recipient of the Andhra Pradesh Government Nandi Award in 1996 for her performance in the Telugu movie ‘Maavichiguru’.

After marriage, her family life took precedence. At the same time, she kept in touch with her acting career through select movie and television projects. Simultaneously throughout her public life, her interest and participation in social service activities had not waned and she continued to support and engage with several NGOs such as The Banyan, Prevention of Crime, Victim Care (PCVC) and others. She was an active figure in women’s welfare activities in the Indian Army.

“I am one of His million devotees”

(told at at her first ever press meet when asked if she followed His Divine Holiness)

Around 2009, Ms. Ranjitha was living in Madhya Pradesh along with her family when she came upon the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam website. She found that it was a perfect combination of two things she deemed very important in her life: spirituality and social service. Ms. Ranjitha attended the talks of His Divine Holiness before she started volunteering at the Bengaluru Aadheenam (temple-monastery complex).

The Day Media Lost the Last Remnants of Professional Ethics and Humanism

2) Her Life is Destroyed in One Day

On the 2nd of March in 2010, a fake obscene video was aired on almost all national Indian media networks and globally via Internet and satellite channels. The video was strategically aired nonstop by certain vested-interest media houses, and large sized images from the obscene video were stuck on roadside walls. The next day, these images made it to the front pages of several national newspapers.

What is equivalent to public rape was subjected on the Ms. Ranjitha through this kind of brutal media attack.

Ms. Ranjitha’s life would never be the same after 2nd March. Years of intense, hard work were destroyed in minutes after this video was aired. An innocent devotee of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, she was the target of a self-serving conspiracy, which she had no choice but to fight against. The video ruined her career, her personal life, and her reputation and her dignity as a woman.

3) For the First Time After the Fake Video, Ms. Ranjitha’s gives Statement to the Press

While she was recovering from the shock of this extreme life-devastating personal attack on her, she saw her reputation go up in flames as the media took full advantage of her silence to create stories about her, sensationalize and slander her in all the ways that they could think of. This was including publishing non-existent ‘interviews’ with her. Where she decided to speak - through a lawyer. Ms. Ranjitha issued a statement through her legal counsel on April 29th, 2010, who issued a press release categorically confirming the fabrication of the obscene video.

In the statement, she also cleared stated that she has not spoken to any media since the release of this fake video and all interviews attributed to her in the media are lies including the much quoted and widely published 'interview' carried in Tamil weekly, 'Kumudam Reporter'.

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STATEMENT OF MS. RANJITHA

Delhi, 29.4.10: In response to the furor caused by the recent video which allegedly shown featuring Ms. Ranjitha, a South Indian actor.

The video was originally screened by popular news and television channels since March 2nd 2010 as part of an apparent expose into the affairs of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, allegedly showing him engaging in acts of physical intimacy with Ms. Ranjitha.

Due to the continued misrepresentation by the media and liberal use of her name by several print, online and television media, without any verification, Ms. Ranjitha, to clear the air, has authorized P M Law Chambers, (hereinafter PMLC), in their capacity as her advocates to issue a press release clarifying Ms. Ranjitha’s stand. PMLC is issuing the following press release on behalf of their client:

The video clips dearly amount to gross violation of various laws of India, have malicious, diabolical and destructive intent, and are clearly aimed at

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4. Ms. Ranjitha Files a Complaint Against Main Conspirators, Lenin and Aarthi 31 December 2010

Ms. Ranjitha emerged from her shock and withdrawal from society to fighting for her rights and her life. She filed a complaint in the Ramanagara Court, Bengaluru, South India, against the conspirators, Lenin Karrupanan, Aarthi Rao and M. Sreedhar.

In the complaint Ms. Ranjitha reveals for the first time the gross violations, manipulation and blackmail that she underwent in the months prior to the release of the fake, obscene video.

The complaint finally tells the world the incidents that led up to March 2nd, 2010, and all that transpired the day her world was shattered.

5. Ms. Ranjitha’s first meeting with the press

31 December 2010

After the March 2nd nightmare, Ms.Ranjitha met the Press for the first time in Bengaluru and shared what really happened.

(Featured on the Ranjitha Speaks YouTube Channel)

Press Meet Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf7RN1R-hKpwuxWBDW9ehhK85PYgBE1KZ

IN THE COURT OF THE CIVIL JUDGE AND CHIEF JUDICIAL

MAGISTRATE, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT.

P.C.R.No. /2011.

C.C.No. /2011.

BETWEEN:

Smt. Ranjitha, Aged 37 years, D/o P. Ashok Kumar, No.5F, Pearl Pranav Apartment, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. : Complainant.

AND

3. M. Sridhar, Advocate, Fountain Plaza Building, 5th Floor, Egmore, Chennai- 600008 : Accused.

6. “Surviving A Scandal” - NDTV Hindu Interviews Ms. Ranjitha

January 2011

In this interview, Ms.Ranjitha shares the ordeal she faced with combating the ugliest and most underhanded attack by the anyone, particularly against a woman in India. In a one-on-one interview, Ms. Ranjitha answers the questions of NDTV Hindu reporter, telling the world a personal account of her story for the first time.

Part one SURVIVING A SCANDAL - EXCLUSIVE WITH RANJITHA - NDTV HINDU

https://youtu.be/kVLKz3-DZx4

Surviving the Scandal - Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cpX9wvBERA

Surviving the Scandal - Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ZBQVgYP10