The day
before (Monday/July 20)
I attended
an assignment invited by ipoh City Council (MBI), where the subject matter is the presence of YouTuber Pavithra at the
press conference, held at a meeting room.
I told
myself, I wanted to meet the YouTube sensation ‘in person’ as I have read a lot
on “Sugu-Pavithra” YouTube Channel, on cooking.
As per
normal, the duo entered the meeting room with Datuk Bandar Datuk Rumaizi
Baharin @ Md Daud. The press conference began with the introduction of the Icon
Ipoh Award, and S. Pavithra was the first person chosen for the Icon Ipoh, among the 10
awardees.
The Icon Ipoh Award 2020 is supposed to take place in June (in
conjunction of Ipoh City Day), next year.
Those who
had missed my first chapter of the story, can check it out in my FB/Blog.
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| S. PAVITHRA RECEIVING A HAMPER FROM DATUK RUMAIZI BAHARIN. LOOKING ON - M. SUGU |
The day
after (Tuesday/July 21)
I read
reports from newspaper and online news on Wednesday – the unbelievable thing had happened –
stated that Pavithra was beaten by her husband M. Sugu over a small matter because
his name was not mentioned during the press conference, the day after the award. The event took place at
a car park (General Hospital Ipoh) while the wife (Pavithra) was
supposed to meet her sister in the hospital. The husband was then charged under the
Sessions court for unlawful possession of a sickle and causing injuries to a
person.
Yesterday
(Friday/July24)
According
to the charge sheet read in the Court – he had attacked her using a handphone
and sickle causing injuries on her left cheek, lips and right arm. He was on
bail after the family members paid off RM10,000 (bail).
The couple told the
press members – they want to return to ordinary lifestyle focusing on their
channel, and they had decided to withdrawn themselves from Icon Ipoh Award.
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| THE WRITER POSING WITH YOUTUBER S PAVITHRA |
MY
COMMENT: As I do not
report on criminal matters, I will give a brief account of it as my followers
have asked me what happened to Pavithra.
It is good, I appreciated the feedback
from my readers, it shows that people are concerned over the whole thing.
I also realized
that the netizen who has been following Pavithra stories gave feedback/comments
on the matter. Some wishes the couple ‘All the best”, some educates the couple
on words of encouragement and some gave a straightforward opinion of how they
felt of the whole chapter. This shows people care if not they would not bother
to comment a word or two in the social media.
As a law
graduate myself, I have opted family law as one of the paper in my final year
in LLB. During my chambering, I also opted for family law. To me, family
matters is the most complicated issue – no one can understand the pain of
another family. Family stays together if
they can overcome all the ups and downs in life. It is easy said than done. I
believe that Pavithra is now going through a difficult phase in life, we should
give her some ‘space’ to sort things out with her spouse. No one has the right
to judge them.
Besides, she
became popular overnight – as a YouTuber – and she may not know how to deal
with the journalist lifestyle as we (journalist) have been through. A YouTuber
is also considered a journalist (Video Journalist) as she posed interesting
subject in her food channel.
I sincerely
feel: “What is wrong with Pavithra
getting the Icon Ipoh Award? Why should she reject the award just to make her
husband happy? There is nothing wrong of getting been appreciated by the
society. Pavithra, You deserved the award. Not many people make it in the You
Tube World!”
