T he Chennai Press club Friday condemned the conduct of a YouTuber who asked a body-shaming question to Gouri Kishan, the Malayalam and Tamil actor, who was promoting her latest film, Others .

The remarks were made at a press interaction Thursday where Kishan was present with the cast of her latest Tamil film about a cop investigating a conspiracy involving IVF.

“Raising questions aimed at mocking or humiliating a woman artist over her physical appearance, especially in a professional forum meant to discuss a film, is highly unethical, indecent and condemnable,” read the statement. Show Full Article

It also urged journalists to call out their colleagues who conduct themselves in sexist and disrespectful behaviour. Other journalists tried to defend the question, saying it was just a j

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