World Alert: Indian government minister steps down, the first major resignation as the country’s nascent #MeToo movement gains traction
Mobashar Jawed Akbar, India's minister of state for external affairs, said he would leave his post following a flood of sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen women. Akbar, a former newspaper editor, previously dismissed the allegations as "false and fabricated" and initiated a defamation case against one of the women. His departure marks a step forward in India's #MeToo.
Mobashar Jawed Akbar, India's minister of state for external affairs, said he would leave his post following a flood of sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen women.
Akbar, a former newspaper editor, previously dismissed the allegations as "false and fabricated" and initiated a defamation case against one of the women. His departure marks a step forward in India's #MeToo.
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