New Delhi: The pushback against the #MeToo wave that has swept through the ranks of the powerful with scores of women narrating their alleged experiences of sexual harassment began on Monday with Union minister M.J. Akbar filing a criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani.
The #MeTooIndia handle tweeted that Akbar’s defence team has 97 lawyers against Ramani.
The pressure for his resignation continued to build up. Women's rights activist Vani Subramanian said she is not surprised by Akbar moving court as “such people tend to react in this way when their power is challenged”. “He is not the first man to not accept his mistake and unfortunately he wouldn't be the last man to not admit his mistakes,” she said.
The ripples were inevitably felt after the movement began with Tanushree Dutta levelling allegations of harassment against actor Nana Patekar during a 2008 film shoot.
