KR Sreenivas, a resident editor with The Times of India, has submitted his resignation following allegations from at least seven women’s of sexual harassment against him as part of the #MeToo campaign.
A source from The Times of India confirmed that Sreenivas has resigned.
The TOI has said the charge would be investigated by it’s committee against sexual harassment. A highly empowered committee headed by a senior woman under this policy and under the law is in place to investigate and address all allegations. I submit myself to the investigation
— K R Sreenivas (@KRSreenivas) October 5, 2018
The News Minute reported that Sreenivas, in his resignation letter, said he decided to take the step as he was being “targetted.”
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Last week, journalist Sandhya Menon in a Twitter thread accused Sreenivas of sexually harassing her in 2008. She said that after a trial print run of the Bangalore Mirror,
“Late at night, he offered to drop a few of us. I was living the farthest, so I was dropped last. I get to my house; we’re chatting. He lays his hand on my thigh and goes, ‘my wife and I have grown apart. She doesn’t understand me.”
In a statement on Twitter on 5 October, Sreenivas said, “The Times of India has said its committee would investigate the charge against sexual harassment. A highly empowered committee headed by a senior woman under this policy and the law is in place to investigate and address all allegations. I submit myself to the investigation.”
