In the wake of #MeToo movement, Indian author
Chetan Bhagat was accused of sexual misconduct by a journalist.
Now, on his first appearance at a literature fest in Delhi, he talked about how he faced his wife after that and what she had to say on it.
According to the report, Bhagat asked his wife Anusha to leave him. However, she refused to do that and said they are like Lord Shiva and Parvati and they are Ardhanaareshwar.
He further said that phase was a trying time for their family and due to which he saw a new aspect of his wife.
The author added that he felt like an idiot talking to other females. He even apologized to one of the accusers while denied the accusations by another woman.
The #MeToo movement gained momentum in India after
Tanushree Dutta alleged that
Nana Patekar harassed her on the sets of a 2008 film 'Horn OK Pleassss'. Names like
Sajid Khan,
Alok Nath,
Vikas Bahl,
Anu Malik, Raghu Dixit and more cropped up in the course of the movement.
#MeToo movement: I am not harasser, allegations affecting family, says Chetan Bhagat