New Delhi: Citing sexual harassment charges, a lawyer has moved the Supreme Court challenging the continuation of Rahul Johri in the capacity of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO. Rashmi Nair, who claims to be a women issue activist, filed the petition in the apex court and[Read More…]
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CoA gives clean chit to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri in sexual harassment case
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri was cleared of sexual harassment allegations by the Committee of Administrators’ (CoA) on Wednesday, a three-member probe panel dismissed the charges made against Rahul Johri by two women as “mischievous and fabricated”. Johri was on leave for the last three weeks, however, can resume office even though[Read More…]
Dhoni being dropped akin to MeToo fire in cricket board
The national cricket selectors sparked a bigger conflagration than the raging ‘MeToo fire engulfing Indian Cricket Board CEO Rahul Johri by quietly sending a ‘thank you note to Mahendra Singh Dhoni by dropping him from the Twenty20 squad. Stranger things have happened in Indian cricket, but what we are witnessing[Read More…]
#MeToo in sports: CoA asks for explanation after BCCI CEO accused of sexual assault
New Delhi: Reacting to the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Saturday asked him to submit an explanation within a week. In the latest case of the #MeToo movement in cricket, Johri has been accused of sexual assault[Read More…]
#MeToo hits Cricket: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of sexual assault
While until now, #MeToo storm had hit the journalists, politicians and Bollywood world, latest is the cricket to be taken away by the blow. In a shocking development, Rahul Johri, serving as CEO of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since April 2016, has been called out by a[Read More…]