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#MeToo campaign: Union Min M J Akbar moves court against scribe

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Union minister M J Akbar Monday filed a private criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani who recently levelled charges of sexual misconduct against him as the #MeToo campaign raged in India.

The Minister of State for External Affairs has accused Ramani of "wilfully, deliberately, intentionally and malaciously" defaming him and has sought her prosecution under the penal provision on defamation.

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First Published: Oct 15 2018 | 3:05 PM IST

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