Tag: MJ Akbar

MeToo: Akbar did not have a sterling reputation, Ramani tells court

New Delhi, Dec 5: Journalist Priya Ramani on Saturday told a Delhi court hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by former union minister M J Akbar against her that he did not have a ‘sterling reputation’ as claimed by him. Ramani, who had accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around […]

Indian gov’t minister resigns, denies sex harassment claims

NEW DELHI — M.J. Akbar, India’s junior external affairs minister, resigned Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country’s most prominent news editors, becoming the most powerful man to fall in India’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. Akbar said in […]

M J Akbar resigns as minister

New Delhi, Oct 17: Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar stepped down Wednesday following a spate of allegations of sexual harassment during his days as editor of several publications In a brief statement, Akbar said he had decided to seek justice in a court of law […]

Allegations against me false and fabricated: Akbar

New Delhi, Oct 14:  Union minister M J Akbar on Sunday rejected allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by multiple women and threatened to take legal action against them. The Minister of State for External Affairs issued a statement, trashing the allegations, hours after he returned from a […]

Union minister M.J. Akbar says sexual assault allegations against him baseless

MUMBAI- Union minister M.J. Akbar called the multiple allegations of sexual assault against him “wild and baseless” on Sunday, and said he plans to take legal action against the women who have made the accusations, according to a report from Reuters partner ANI. At least ten women have […]

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