Many other women had stepped forward following Ramani, accusing Akbar of sexual harassment. Ramani was last month acquitted by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar.
In this episode of 'Itihas Ke Panne', senior journalist and writer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay talks about the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by journalist Priya Ramani against journalist-turned-politician and former Union minister M J Akbar during the #MeToo movement. Many other women had stepped forward following Ramani, accusing Akbar of sexual harassment. Ramani was last month acquitted by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar. In this context, Mukhopadhyay takes a look at the #MeToo movement and how it all started.