#MeToo: MJ Akbar files defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani
(The Times of India)

Union minister MJ Akbar has filed a private criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani who recently levelled charges of sexual misconduct against him. Akbar has accused Ramani of `wilfully, deliberately, intentionally and malaciously` defaming him and has sought her prosecution under the penal provision on defamation.