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MJ Akbar-Priya Ramani defamation case: Defense counsel team's conduct at recent hearing proves women battle patriarchy in courtrooms too
Nilanjana Bhowmick • 5 years agoGeeta Luthra and her team, who are representing MJ Akbar in his defamation case against Priya Ramani, reportedly mocked Ghazala Wahab when she testified against Akbar and detailed the harassment she faced at his hands. Ironically, during the early days of the trial, Luthra had protested against murmurs or laughs that erupted when Akbar made his statement.
MJ Akbar-Priya Ramani defamation case: Journalist Ghazala Wahab denies of acting in malice against the former Union Minister
Fp Staff • 5 years agoJournalist and author Ghazala Wahab denied a suggestion from advocate Geeta Luthra, Akbar's counsel, which said that she had maliciously concocted a fictional story about her sexual harassment to malign the reputation of Akbar.
MJ Akbar-Priya Ramani defamation case: Journalist Ghazala Wahab gives statement in court; recounts harassment at Asian Age by the former Union Minister
Fp Staff • 5 years agoJournalist and author Ghazala Wahab appeared before the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja on 10 December regarding the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani who had accused him of sexual harassment in 2018.
MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment: Former journalist's fall from grace a defining moment for Indian politics, #MeToo India
Sanjay • 7 years agoAkbar’s case could well be a defining moment in Indian politics: the way such accusations are perceived and the subsequent action by political bosses
#MeToo in India: Former Asian Age editor Pallavi Gogoi accuses MJ Akbar of rape and mental abuse
Fp Staff • 6 years agoYet another woman has spoken out against MJ Akbar, accusing him of rape, and mental and physical abuse.
'Right decision': Women welcome MJ Akbar's resignation as Union minister; Priya Ramani says she feels 'vindicated'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAfter MJ Akbar resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs, Priya Ramani tweeted that "as women we feel vindicated"
#MeToo: MJ Akbar's use of 'predatory' tactics, sexual harassment in newsroom — 18 women share their ordeal
Fp Staff • 7 years agoWomen have recounted harrowing experiences with MJ Akbar, including behaviour ranging from sexual harassment to sexism to abuse of power in his capacity as the editor of a number of leading publications.
Full text: Network of Women in Media pens letter to president and PM demanding MJ Akbar's resignation
Fp Staff • 7 years agoNetwork of Women in Media, India (NWMI) wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday demanding the resignation of MJ Akbar in the wake of multiple sexual harassment charges against the junior external affairs minister.
'Either MJ Akbar is lying or age has caught up with him': Ghazala Wahab on Union minister's statement over harassment charges
Fp Staff • 7 years agoWahab wrote that there was only one sentence in Akbar's statement — “Lies do not have legs, but they do contain poison”— which had truth to it. "Indeed, lies do not have legs, which is why they cannot go far," she said.
Journalists' groups 'disappointed' with MJ Akbar's statement on sexual misconduct charges, demand that he step down from post
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe statement by a group of journalists' associations came the day MJ Akbar filed a criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani, who was the first to publicly accuse him of sexual misconduct.