BCCI CEO Rahul Johri is the latest high-profile personality to be accused of sexual harassment as the #MeToo Storm rages on. The #MeToo movement is a movement that has been started by women across the globe to raise their voice against sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Johri has been named by a journalist through an anonymous post. The alleged accuser has also accused the BCCI official of inappropriate behaviour and harassment.
Author Harnidh Kaur shared screenshots of the detailed account of the victim on her Twitter handle.
The accuser did not reveal her identity for obvious reasons. She claims to be a journalist and accused Johri of sexual misbehaviour in regards to an incident that occurred while both of them were working for different media institutions.
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In 2016, the BCCI had appointed Rahul Johri as its first chief executive officer. Johri had previously served as Discovery Networks Asia Pacific’s executive vice-president and general manager for South Asia.
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He was given the responsibility of “smooth functioning of operations, stakeholder management and building robust strategies for further promoting the sport.”
Johri was selected as ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Broadcasting Industry Awards, for his contribution to the Indian television industry in 2013. A year before that, he had received the ‘Media Professional of the Year’ award by the World Brand Congress.
Johri, meanwhile, is not the first person related to the game to have found himself in this situation. Earlier this week, Sri Lankan cricket stalwarts Arjuna Ranatunga and Lasith Malinga were also accused of sexual harassment.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga had been accused of harassment by an Indian flight attendant at a Mumbai hotel. On the other hand, Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada accused Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga of assaulting a woman at a Mumbai hotel during an Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
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