Letter.

Letter Published in Gulf News UAE on 19 Oct 18Resilient and headstrong

This is in reference to the recent allegations made by Indian actors and journalists as part of the #MeToo movement. Apart from this, politicians have also been blamed for being inappropriate and harassing others. The present union minister of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and former newspaper editor M. J. Akbar has come under fire for his behaviour towards women in the past. Those journalists who boldly complained against Akbar are very courageous and are not bothered about their reputation. This shows that their allegations might be true. The NDA government should act against Akbar immediately and take care of the women who have told their stories to the world. It is a sad state of affairs. This is highly shocking and unacceptable in our civil society. Women need to feel safe in their workplace and not be threatened by their boss’ behaviour.

From Mr K. Ragavan

India