The BJP MP and former MoS has been accused of being a sexual predator by at least 20 women.
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Mrinal Pande and Mythili Bhusnurmath Quit Editors Guild following Continued Membership of MJ Akbar, Tarun Tejpal
The Guild’s lack of response to the sexual assault allegations against India Today anchor Gaurav Sawant has also been criticised.
Inaction by Editors Guild, MJ Akbar’s Name in Updated Members List
The Guild has also not commented on allegations of sexual harassment against India Today anchor Gaurav Sawant.
India Today’s Statement on Gaurav Sawant Sexual Assault Allegations a Shameless Cop Out: Twitter Reacts
Sawant on the other hand has denied the allegations and plans to seek ‘legal aid’.
House Privileges Committee Can and Should Suo Motu Take Up the Issue of MJ Akbar’s Membership: Sitaram Yechury (Part-II)
Secretary General of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) talks about 2019 polls, Mahagathbandhan and Ram Mandir.
BJP Sacks Uttarakhand General Secretary Post Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
Party leaders informed him that he would be relieved of the position with immediate effect.
Pattern In Akbar’s Responses To Allegations- Suparna Sharma
Calling out Akbar, Sharma said that there was a “pattern” to which Akbar stuck to.
#MeToo: Pallavi Gogoi Maintains Stand, Says MJ Akbar ‘Just Like Other Serial Sexual Abusers’
“A relationship that is based on coercion, and abuse of power, is not consensual,” said Gogoi.
Editors Guild ‘Tracking’ Allegations against MJ Akbar, Will Decide On His Membership
MJ Akbar was accused of rape by a US-based editor, Pallavi Gogoi, on Friday morning.
#MeToo: US-based Editor Accuses MJ Akbar Of Rape
US-based editor Pallavi Gogoi has written that Akbar had raped her when she was a young reporter with the Asian Age.
Shame: Union Minister Rajnath Singh ‘Jokes’ About The #MeToo Movement
Unfortunately, he is part of the three member ministerial committee set up to strengthen workplace sexual harassment laws.