Hyderabad, May 20 -- The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) on Sunday, May 18, strongly protested the inclusion of former Union minister of state for external affairs and veteran journalist MJ Akbar in the all-party delegation for international engagement following Operation Sindoor, citing longstanding allegations of sexual harassment against him.

Akbar has been accused of sexual harassment by several female journalists during the #MeToo movement in 2018. According to NWMI, sending him as part of a delegation for Operation Sindoor, which has been hailed as a mission to protect the honour and dignity of Indian women, sends the wrong message.

"Operation Sindoor has been pitched as a mission to protect the honour and dignity of India...