India, March 25 -- First trans woman to receive the Kerala State Film Award, actor Negha Shahin, took to her Instagram to oppose the recently passed Transgender Bill. She also called out Tamil stars Raghava Lawrence, Vijay Sethupathi and Kalidas Jayaram for gaining fame over playing transgender characters but not speaking up in support of the community now.

On Tuesday, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, was passed despite opposition from the transgender community, activists and opposition parties. Negha took to her Instagram to slam the bill. Posting a screenshot of the Lok Sabha session where the bill was passed, she wrote, "Have you asked any cis persons to determine their gender via a medical board?,"...