EXCLUSIVE: Why Is Pachauri Still TERI Boss - Survivor Writes to PM
Why does Pachauri still head TERI? Read exclusive excerpts of the TERI sexual harassment survivor’s letter to PM Modi
The Quint is in exclusive possession of the letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the TERI sexual assault survivor.
In the letter she alleges that RK Pachauri’s dismissal was a sham and that TERI has actually welcomed him back.
Citing the circumstances and specifications of her case against RK Pachauri, she has urged the Prime Minister to intervene.
After RK Pachauri was sacked from TERI, the survivor in an exclusive interview to The Quint had insisted that he was actually given a pleasant send off. She alleges that the decision to replace Pachauri with Ajay Mathur was to silence the media.
In a letter to the Prime Minister she has claimed that Pachauri has been welcomed back with ‘garlands’ and employees who have raised their voice against his return have been intimidated and now fear for their jobs.
The survivor alleges that Pachauri does continue to head TERI as Director General and that he also remains Chancellor of TERI University and retains the post of Chairman, TERI.
The survivor says merely removing him from the UN Inter-governmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and from Central Government panel has not clipped his wings. The survivor alleges that due to the power and control Pachauri still exercises, witnesses in her case are being threatened and intimidated.
An FIR was registered against Pachauri on 21 February, 2015. The survivor has questioned the transfer of ‘able’ Inspector Ajay Singh who was handling the case. She says Singh had spent close to six months examining 6,000 text messages and over 200 pages of emails. She demands that he be brought back onto the case.
The survivor has alleged that Pachauri has used his power and position at every stage to manipulate the investigation and silence the media.
In her letter she also asks why Pachauri has not been arrested and why no charge sheet has been filed though six months have passed.
She further alleges that noted names from corporate India, who are part of TERI’s Governing Council, have colluded with Pachauri by staying silent and not acting at all.
She has urged the Prime Minister to act -
Please do not place this letter in a new file to forever lie stacked in a corner shelf in a dark spot
- TERI Sexual Assault Survivor’s Letter to PM Modi
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