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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The public health department is planning to take action against a professor who made disparaging statements about transgender people and autistic children at an awareness programme. “A suo motu case should’ve been registered against him,” he said.Transgender activist Sheetal Syam said the transgender community too was planning to file a case against the professor. Some time ago, he ridiculed women at a public function held at the Women’s College in Thiruvananthapuram and a girl walked out in protest. Later, he repeated the comments in a TV programme. Syed Shiyaz Mirza, father of a child with special needs, said making derogatory statements against people with disability was a crime under Person With Disability Act 2017..