#MeToo: Akbar returns home, to issue statement

Union Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar (File Photo/ Facebook)

New Delhi :  Union Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, accused of sexual harassment by several women journalists, returned to India on Sunday after a foreign tour and said he will issue a statement over the allegations.




Replying to a volley of questions from reporters at the airport, the Minister said: “There will be a statement later on.”

As the #MeToo campaign gained momentum, some women journalists accused Akbar of sexually harassing them when he was the editor in newspapers.

 Published on: Oct 14, 2018 at 13:48 IST

IANS