"I definitely believe that it would make things easy if the general public could get help when they need and if action is taken on some people. I am sure it might serve as a warning. May be a regulatory body might also help," Chinmayi, who has sung in several Tamil and Malayalam films, said.
But the singer, an active user of Facebook, Twitter and her own blog for several years, is also conscious of the need to protect freedom of expression in a democracy.
"I am not sure yet. It is a democratic country and as long as nothing happens to infringe on a fundamental right, it would be help. Whether the help is for women or men," she told PTI days after cyber crime police arrested two persons for allegedly harassing her on Twitter.
Saravana Kumar Perumal, a faculty at the National Institute of Fashion Technology or NIFT, and an employee of Tiruppur Collectorate were arrested, based on the probe into Chinmayi's complaint. They posted vulgar comments on Twitter about her and her mother since January last year.
"The right to freedom of speech and expression cannot and should not be curtailed in this country. There is also right to dissent and criticism. But it has to be done in a manner that criticizes a certain act. Abuse, derogatory comments and vulgarity should be avoided. If this method is used as a ploy in a bid to harass, then it is quite serious," she said. (MORE)