Advertising Opinion
Byravee Iyer
Oct 12, 2018

#MeToo must retain its focus

Lumping boorish behaviour in with incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence threatens to dilute the power of #MeToo in India.

Actor Nana Patekar surrounded by press on 8 October following accusations of harassment made by Tanushree Dutta. Photo: Prathamesh Bandekar / The Times of India (AFP)

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