While
the
#MeToo
movement
has
been
gaining
momentum
in
India
with
women
calling
out
names
of
men
who
sexually
harassed
them,
the
latest
name
to
crop
who
is
that
of
lyricist-writer
Varun
Grover.
The
survivor
shared
her
account
anonymously
with
a
Twitter
user,
Rashi
(@mizarcle).
She
alleged
that
Grover
sexually
harassed
her
in
2001
on
the
pretext
of
giving
her
stage
directions
for
a
play.
According
to
the
survivor,
Varun
was
a
year
senior
and
was
part
of
the
dramatics
society
which
is
why
their
interaction
seemed
normal
at
first.
However,
as
per
her
account,
the
situation
soon
escalated
into
Grover
engaging
in
sexual
misconduct.
Check
out
the
tweet
here-
Varun
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
refute
these
allegations
and
wrote,
"I
completely,
totally,
categorically
deny
all
the
allegations
being
made.
The
screenshot
in
question
is
untrue,
misleading,
and
defamatory
to
say
the
least.
Issuing
a
detailed
statement
soon."
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Meanwhile,
'Masaan'
director
Neeraj
Ghaywan
supported
Varun
and
tweeted,
"I
know
Varun
for
the
large
part
of
my
life.
I
can
never
believe
he
would
do
such
a
thing.
Never.
Those
allegations
reek
of
vindictive
behavior
and
not
a
shred
of
truth
in
them.
Absolutely,
100%,
in
solidarity
with
his
statement
below."
He
further
wrote,
"It's
appalling
how
such
slanderous
allegations
are
trying
to
sabotage
the
#MeToo
movement
in
India.
Varun
is
someone
who
is
truly
putting
his
weight
and
career
behind
for
this
movement.
It
is
horribly
irresponsible
of
whoever
is
behind
this
to
malign
him."
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#MeToo:
Stree
Actress
Flora
Saini
Opens
Up
About
Being
Assaulted
By
Producer
Gaurang
Doshi!
Anurag
Kashyap
too
extended
his
support
to
Varun
and
tweeted,
"This
man
I
have
known
so
closely
and
so
so
long
that
I
refuse
to
believe
any
allegations
about
him
.
#believethevictim
and
investigate
the
claims
and
also
be
careful
to
not
let
vested
interests
sabotage
a
long
pending
genuine
movement."