Chetan Bhagat claims that author Ira Trivedi’s #MeToo allegations on him were false and baseless. To prove his claims he has pulled out her old email from 2013 and made it public saying, “self-explanatory email from 2013 to me. So who wanted to kiss whom?” This came as a reaction to Ira Trivedi’s allegation of sexual harassment against Chetan Bhagat.
Ira Trivedi had detailed a distressing account of being sexually harassed by the author Chetan Bhagat. He took screenshots of the email from 2013 sent by Ira to him and posted it along with his Tweet saying,
“So who wanted to kiss whom? @iratrivedi’s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, esp last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don’t harm a movement with,” Tweets Chetan Bhagat.
So who wanted to kiss whom? @iratrivedi’s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, esp last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don’t harm a movement with #fakecharges #harassed pic.twitter.com/SWeaSCfHLd
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018
The 44-year-old writer and author has also demanded to bring an end to the mental harassment against him and his family. He didn’t stop there and went ahead to call the #MeToo movement a ‘smear campaign’ tarnishing the reputations of many renowned faces.
I am not a vindictive person. More than anything I just want me and my family to be left alone and people to ignore fake charges. Love to all who supported me. I won’t let you down. This was my #MeToo story. Peace out.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018
“Annoyed by my revelations, more baseless, twisted attacks may come on me, through her friends, wellwishers &/or others. Neither obligated nor inclined to respond. Please don’t believe such nonsense. I may go silent on twitter to heal my family but I won’t be shamed or silenced,” tweets Chetan Bhagat.
Annoyed by my revelations, more baseless, twisted attacks may come on me, through her friends, wellwishers &/or others. Neither obligated nor inclined to respond. Please don’t believe such nonsense. I may go silent on twitter to heal my family but I won’t be shamed or silenced.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018
“A person’s reputation is their most prized asset and takes a lifetime of work to earn. To have these motivated, fake attacks on me is abhorrent and the sickest thing a person can do. Please don’t support this kind of smear campaign,” Tweets the author.
A person’s reputation is their most prized asset and takes a lifetime of work to earn. To have these motivated, fake attacks on me is abhorrent and the sickest thing a person can do. Please don’t support this kind of smear campaign.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018
