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MJ Akbar resigns; defamation case against Priya Ramani to be heard today

The MeToo campaign claimed its first political scalp on Wednesday. M J Akbar who was alleged of sexual harassment and molestation by several women has resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs yesterday. This came ten days after as many as 20 women levelled accusations of sexual misconduct by Akbar during his days as editor in the media.

M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, is scheduled to come up for hearing today in the Patiala House court.

His lawyer Sandeep Kapur said the legal battle would commence from Thursday and the veteran journalist-turned politician would press for the prosecution of scribe Priya Ramani against whom he filed the defamation complaint when he was the minister.

Kapur of law firm Karanjawala and Co said the private criminal defamation case would come up for hearing before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal. There has been mounting pressure on Akbar by political opponents, alleged victims and #MeToo activists to resign. He said since he decided to move the court to "seek justice" in "personal capacity", he decided to step down to challenge "false accusations" also in "personal capacity".

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