Tata Motors corporate communications head Suresh Rangarajan has been asked to proceed on leave, over allegations linked to the #MeToo movement.

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In light of the enquiry by ICC, Suresh Rangarajan, has been asked to proceed on leave in order to allow for an objective enquiry to be completed as swiftly as possible.

— Tata Motors (@TataMotors) October 11, 2018

Victims are publicly sharing their horrific experiences on Twitter under the hashtag #MeToo. For Rangarajan, screenshots had been shared alleging that he sexually harassed young girls and is a repetitive offender.

As soon as the screenshot of a chat with the Tata top executive was shared, many women claimed that they were also harassed by him.

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On Suresh Rangarajan, head of corp comm, Tata Motors.

I'm just so sad that young women still go through this every day. pic.twitter.com/rlTIt9VlP5— Sandhya Menon (@TheRestlessQuil) October 11, 2018

Several known names have been alleged for sexually harassing and/or assaulting women, such as famous actor Alok Nath, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar, comedian Utsav Chakraborty, director Vikram Bahl, among others.

The #MeToo campaign sparked last year in the US after women came forward and publicly shared their horrific experience with producer Harvey Weinstein, where he was alleged to have sexually harassed and assaulted them.

Disclosure: All matters brought to Network18’s attention which are within the purview of the workplace have been forwarded to our Internal Committee for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the workplace for appropriate action. The Internal Committee is independent and all recommendations made by it are followed through by Management action.

Network18 Group has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment. The company complies fully with all legal provisions and seeks to ensure a speedy and effective Redressal on complaints.

First Published:Oct 12, 2018 10:23 AM IST