Long Live Truth & Justice: Twitter on Priya Ramani’s Acquittal

‘I feel vindicated on behalf of all the women who have spoken out against sexual harassment,’ said Priya Ramani.

In a landmark judgement on 17th February 2021, journalist Priya Ramani was acquitted in the defamation case filed by former union minister MJ Akbar.

Directing attention to the systemic abuse of sexual harassment, the court addressed the issue of women not speaking up against abuse due to the fear of such legal and personal attacks. The Delhi court observed that ‘right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of right to dignity’.