Who Is Lishalliny Kanaran? Indian-Origin Miss Grand Malaysia Who Accused Priest Of Molestation

Lishalliny Kanaran has taken the internet by storm after she alleged a priest molested her at the Mariamman Temple in Sepang district in Selangor, Malaysia.

In a lengthy Instagram post, the Indian-origin actor alleged that the priest, on the pretext of blessing her, put his hands inside her blouse.

The Indian-origin beauty queen said the priest kept splashing her with water, to the point where she could not even open her eyes.

Then he allegedly asked her to lift the Punjabi suit she was wearing, she claimed.

Kanaran said the incident was reported to the police after she narrated her ordeal to her mother.

Through her post, Kanaran also said she did not want to be victimised, but wanted other women, if molested by the same hands, to speak up.

According to Malay Mail, Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman, commenting on the incident, said the suspect in the case is an Indian national.

He also said the priest was temporarily filling the position because the temple’s resident priest is currently abroad.

WHO IS LISHALLINY KANARAN?

Kanaran is Indian-origin and was crowned Miss Grand Malaysia in 2021 and is a television host. Kanaran has been an architecture student from Selangor, and has been involved in beauty pageants since at least 2019.

She even finished in the top 5 of the Miss Grand Malaysia pageant in both 2019 and 2020 before winning the title in 2021.

Kanaran represented Malaysia at the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant in Thailand, where she placed in the top 10 finalists and won the Best National Costume award.

Later, Lisha also expressed her wish to advocate for poverty and children’s education.

Lishalliny Kanaran appeared in the Malaysian TV series Jeeyum Neeyum, which was released in 2023.

She was last seen in the web show Thigil, currently streaming on the Malaysian platform Astro Vinmeen.