At least 10 female journalists have made public their stories of alleged sexual harassment by M.J. Akbar amid a barrage of accusations in India’s #MeToo movement. He said he could not respond to the charges previously as he was on an official tour. The accusations first surfaced on Twitter a week ago as Akbar began his trip to Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. I began this piece with my MJ Akbar story. “There is no legal case against M.J. Akbar and in the absence of a formal complaint how can any action be taken against him.

Source: Mint October 14, 2018 17:03 UTC