A day after asserting he had determined to withdraw from filmmaking till his innocence is confirmed in a case filed by an actress towards him, well-known Malayalam film director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has expressed empathy for police personnel, who, he says are compelled to obey “the illegal orders of their corrupt superior officers”.
Taking to Instagram to share his ideas on police personnel, director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan wrote, “I can clearly understand the ethical dilemma of the police in finishing up the senseless orders of the soiled politicians.
“I’ve seen myself the helplessness of the police constables whereas I used to be arrested and stored in custody for an evening. They are compelled to obey the illegal orders of their corrupt superior officers figuring out that what they do are illegal and injustice.
“When I rejected the police demand to avail bail at midnight from the police station and stood adamant, unabated by their risk, some officers requested a constable to maintain me in custody with handcuffs on.”, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan added.
“Even although I used to be laughing at myself for the humorous issues I used to be going by means of within the identify of affection, it was fairly uneasy to spend an entire night time sleeping on the soiled flooring of the station with handcuffs blocking my arms.
“When I requested the constable to take away {the handcuffs} and argued that I’m not anyway going to run away from the security of the station-room guarded by CCTV, he stated, ‘sir, I’ve a household and two children. I can’t assist you as a result of I’m certain to obey the orders. Moreover, it’s to your security that you’re locked in handcuffs. Only I’ve the important thing and your security is now my accountability. As lengthy as I’m alive no person will contact you without my permission. This, I promise you.’, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan stated.
“I may see a real feeling of compassion in his eyes. Even although it was tough to sleep in that uncomfortable place with my proper hand locked to the leg of a desk, I slept peacefully trusting that individual. I remembered this man whereas I noticed on tv, a police officer throwing his uniform away and becoming a member of the protesters in Sri Lanka.
“Mindless politicians will at all times misjudge the human emotions contained in the police uniforms and really feel protected considering that they’ll quench all of the protests towards their corrupt regime utilizing police drive till the facility of human compassion bursts out and joins arms.”
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