"I highly appreciate and applaud those women, who, better late than never, have come forward with guts and courage...," Sinha said at the launch of a book by author Dhruv Somani here in Mumbai.
Shatrughan Sinha: Behind every successful man's fall, is a woman
"Today is the time of #MeToo, and there shouldn't be any shame or hesitation...," he added.
Sinha also said that he is fortunate that his name hasn't come out in the #MeToo movement despite everything that he has done.
"I really call myself fortunate that in today's times, despite everything that I've done, my name hasn't come out in the #MeToo movement. Hence, I listen to my wife and often take her as a shield with me so that even if there's nothing, I can show, 'I am happily married, my life is good'," he said.