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#MeToo: Alok Nath accused of rape, MJ Akbar and Rajat Kapoor accused of sexual misconduct

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The #MeToo campaign on Twitter gathers momentum amid fresh allegations surfaced against some high profile names of the media industry, politics and Bollywood. After writer Chetan Bhagat, Hindustan Times Nepalese Associate Editor Prashant Jha,  bollywood film director Vikas Behl and bollywood singer Kailash Kher, the fresh allegations are being labelled against the former veteran journalist turned Rajya Sabha MP Mobashar Javed Akbar alias M J Akbar, senior bollywood actor Alok Nath and 'Mulk' actor Rajat Kapoor. Journalist Priya Ramani has called out MJ Akbar on Twitter referring a year old piece written in Vogue.    " Dear Male Boss, You taught me my first workplace lesson. I was 23, you were 43. I grew up reading your smart opinions and dreamt of being as erudite as you. You were one of my professional heroes. Everyone said you had transformed Indian journalism and I wanted to be on your team. So, we set a time you could interview me at the plu...