#MeToo: Kerala editor of The Hindu sent on leave

Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday | 17th October, 2018

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Though she didn't name anyone, an anonymous handle narrated a harassment in the comment section of the blog and named Gouridasan Nair as the predator in both incidents. ''She had acquainted the senior journalist while working on a media centre assignment after her MCJ course. Nair was sent on leave till his superannuation on December 31, 2018. I had requested my organization over the past few days to relieve me of my charge and proceed on leave... THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Veteran journalist and resident editor of The Hindu in Kerala, C Gouridasan Nair, was relieved of his official responsibilities after his name cropped up in #MeToo allegations.The Hindu Publishing Group chairman N Ram tweeted on Tuesday, "this senior journalist (Gouridasan Nair) who was not formally named decided not to dig in - but called it a day..