New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- As many as 158 personalities, including journalists, artists and writers on Thursday wrote to Zee Media's English news portal WION against the employment of former union minister MJ Akbar in its newsroom, noting the sexual harassment charges against him.

Though his appointment has not been made official, Newslaundry had first reported that MJ Akbar was attending the editorial meetings from early August.

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The 158 signatories said in a statement that "by allowing someone accused by multiple people of sexual harassment in its newsroom, WION and Zee TV are violating the responsibility they have to journalists who carry out the important miss...