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Kochi: Ernakulam Law College student, who forced a hand-shake with actress Aparna Balamurali and a photo-op during her campus visit to promote her upcoming film, was suspended for a week on Friday.
Early this week, the second year student Vishnu, during a function organised at the College campus as part of promotion of film, 'Thankam' suddenly rushed to the stage, handed a flower to the National Award-winning actress who was sitting, shook hands before forcing her up and putting his hands on her shoulder for a photo.
Later, on the stage, an office-bearer said "sorry" at which the student bowed to her and again approached the actress for a handshake, but she refused.
A video of this incident shows Aparna trying to move away from the student.
The National award-winning actress #AparnaBalamurali was busy doing her movie promotion for #ThankamMovie, which is set to release on Jan 26. Meanwhile, the actress attended a college event, where she faced an awkward moment on the stage.#Kerala #LawCollege #ErnakulamLawCollege pic.twitter.com/aXDA4UjMc9— Hate Detector (@HateDetectors) January 20, 2023
The National award-winning actress #AparnaBalamurali was busy doing her movie promotion for #ThankamMovie, which is set to release on Jan 26. Meanwhile, the actress attended a college event, where she faced an awkward moment on the stage.#Kerala #LawCollege #ErnakulamLawCollege pic.twitter.com/aXDA4UjMc9
After the video turned viral, the Ernakulam Law College Union apologised for the boy's behaviour but as the encore increased, it suspended him from the college for a week.
In an apology, the college union said it is "deeply sorry" for the incident which has hurt the actress, saying it is being viewed as a very "grave" issue.
The 27-year-old actress won the National award for her role in the Tamil film "Soorarai Pottru".
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