Kushboo Sundar reveals her father began sexually abusing her when she was 8

Sundar said that no matter the gender of the victim, such kind of abuse has long-lasting trauma on the child. She had not spoken up against the abuse due to fear of her father hurting other members of the family. However, at the age of 15, she stood up against the man and within a year he left Sundar and her family to fend for themselves.

“One fear that stayed with me was my mom may not believe me because I have seen her in that environment where there was ‘kuch bhi hojaye mera pati devata hai’ (whatever happens, my husband is god) mindset,” she said.

Sundar is an actor, film producer, and television presenter who entered politics in 2010 with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). She later joined the Congress before leaving the party to join the BJP. She contested the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly Polls in 2021 but lost to her DMK opponent.