Kalakshetra Foundation Assistant Professor Hari Padman has been accused of sexual harassment by two former students. In his first interview since the controversy erupted in December, the senior faculty member told News18 that the accusations don’t have “a shred of evidence”
Earlier, on March 25, the NCW had announced that it closed the investigation into the allegations after the survivor “denied sexual harassment” while she was inquired by Kalakshetra’s Internal Committee.
The well-known activist and Carnatic musician called Kalakshetra’s response to the allegations, “disappointing”, “dismissive”, and “lacking sensitivity”.
The announcement came a day after the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu directed Chennai Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal to probe the allegations based on directions from the NCW.