Akbar made me feel unsafe, Ramani tells court

• Saturday | 24th August, 2019

A+ A-New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Friday concluded the recording of statement of journalist Priya Ramani in the defamation case filed against her by former Union minister M.J. Akbar. I spoke the truth and there was no deliberate attempt to harm Akbar’s reputation,” she said. Akbar seeks to divert attention from the serious allegations of sexual misconduct against him and the public outrage that followed,” she said. During the course, she also said her allegations were not against Akbar’s reputation as a writer or an author. The court was hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Akbar against the journalist for accusing him of sexual misconduct.