Kowsalya, an anti-caste activist, opened a salon called Zha in Coimbatore on September 25. The salon was inaugurated by actor Parvathy Thiruvothu and A Kathir, founder of Evidence. Ever since the caste killing of her husband, V Shankar, a Dalit man, Kowsalya who herself sustained grievous injuries, has been one of the strongest anti-caste voices in Tamil Nadu.