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1. Allegations of sexual misconduct at Kalakshetra | Hari Padman arrested Three days after he was booked on the charge of sexual harassment, He was nabbed at Chennai after he returned from Hyderabad. Hari Padman is one of the four people who have been accused of sexual harassment at the institution. 2. AIAIDMK leadership case | Final hearing on appeals on April 20, 21 The Madras High Court is to take up for Justices R. Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq refused to grant any kind of interim relief to the appellants till then, on the ground that it might cause unnecessary confusion. 3. Only BJP’s national leadership can decide on alliance: EPS A day after BJP state president Responding to BJP MLA Nainar Nagendran’s comment that Mr. Palaniswami invited him to re-join AIADMK, Mr. Palaniswami said not only Mr. Nainar Nagendran but all leaders who had quit the Dravidian party should join AIADMK again. However, his call did not apply to a “few leaders,” he pointed out. Comments Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

Divya Hari Padman, wife of Hari Padman who has been accused in Kalakshetra sexual harassment case, lodged a complaint with Chennai police commissioner Shankar Jiwal on Wednesday. Divya Hari Padman in her complaint alleged that her husband was arrested in a 'false complaint' and sought an inquiry into the matter. Divya is also an employee of the Kalakshetra Foundation . In her complaint on Wednesday, Divya alleged that it was a false complaint. She said that the aluma gave the complaint after the instigation of two teachers. Divya said that the teachers--Nirmala Nagarajan and Nandhini Nagarajan--were jealous since Hari Padman received praises from former principal Janardhanan, a report on The Hindu said. As a result, Divya alleged that the lecturers used the survivor to make her lodge a false complaint. She also said that survivor was against her husband since once Hari Padman reprimanded the survivor for her 'inglorious activities’ following which she developed ‘annoyance’ against Hari Padman. Divya said that the suvivor took part in the birthday celebration of her daughter on September 15, 2019. However, the suvivor said that she faced abuse on July 19 She also asked why would the survivor maintain social contact if she had been sexual harassed by Hari Padman. She claimed that the survivor thanked Hari Padman on social media after discontinuing her courses at Kalakshetra in 2019. On April 3, Chennai police arrested Hari Padman, an assistant professor of the Kalakshetra Fo...

Kalakshetra sexual harassment case | Arrested faculty member, Hari Padman, granted bail Police said Mr. Padman was granted bail on Saturday, June 3, 2023, by a local court in Chennai; he had been arrested in early April following a complaint from a former woman student of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts under Kalakshetra Foundation June 06, 2023 04:01 pm | Updated 04:46 pm IST - CHENNAI Hari Padman, a suspended faculty member of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts under Kalakshetra Foundation, To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Police sources said he was granted mandatory bail on Saturday, June 3, 2023, by the court, as per the provisions of the law.

Hari Padman, a dance professor at Kalakshetra Foundation’s Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, accused of sexual harassment, was arrested on Monday, 3 April. The institute's director Revathi was interrogated by Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women chairperson AS Kumari, Sun News reported. A couple of days ago, on 31 March, the faculty was booked under several sections of the IPC by the Chennai police based on a complaint that was filed by a survivor, a former student at the college. The faculty member went on the run after a criminal case was filed against him, The Hindu reported. What has happened at Kalakshetra so far? The Union government-funded institution, Chennai's reputed dance school Kalakshetra has been facing serious allegations of toxic culture and sexual harassment. On 30 March, students of the Kalakshetra Foundation began an indefinite protest demanding the dismissal of four faculty members and accused them of sexual harassment and abuse on campus. After receiving an assurance from the State Women's Commission and Chief Minister MK Stalin that the guilty would be brought to justice, the students reportedly withdrew their protests on Friday. Three days after the student protests were called off, the accused faculty member, Hari Padman, was arrested today. The Chennai police had earlier registered First Information Report (FIR) against Padman at the Adyar All Women Police Station and booked him under Indian Penal Code sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 506 ...

In March this year, several allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against four faculty members of the RDCFA, namely Hari Padman, Sanjith Lal, Sai Krishnan, and Sreenath. However, legal action has been taken only against Hari Padman, based on a complaint filed by an alumnus. He has been booked under Sections 354A (sexual harassment) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 4 (penalty for harassment of woman) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Earlier, on April 11, Hari Padman’s bail petition was Meanwhile, the Kalakshetra Foundation dismissed the other three and placed Hari Padman under suspension. In addition to sexual harassment against these faculties, the students also accused the institution of propagating a toxic culture.

Chennai: Days after student protests rocked South India's premier dance school, the Chennai police have arrested an assistant professor of the Kalakshetra Foundation who is accused of sexually abusing his students. The accused, Hari Padman, hailing from Kerala has been absconding since he returned to Chennai from a study tour to Hyderabad. Reportedly he was arrested from a house in the city's Madhavaram area in the wee hours of Monday. She alleged that Hari Padman used to send her obscene messages and had physically abused her while she was studying at the institute. The survivor further claimed that she discontinued her studies following his physical abuse. Students of the institute had sent a letter to the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Culture, complaining that current and former students of the institute had faced verbal and physical abuse in the institution. Repertory artists of the institute Sanjit Lal, Sai Krishnan and Sreenath have also been booked in the case. The students have formed a union with Jisma K K as president and Shakthi Shivani as secretary. They have also alleged the director of the institute Revathi Ramachandran and head of the dance department Jyotsna Menon body shamed them and hurled casteist remarks against them. The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive st...

Notably, a complaint was filed by a student in the Adyar Police station after which the police arrested Prof Hari Padman. On April 1, he reached his friend’s house in North Chennai from Hyderabad, where he was nabbed by the police. Earlier his name was also mentioned as an accused in the letter written to the Union Culture Ministry by a student union of the girls' college of the Kalakshetra Foundation. Student union’s complaint to the Culture Ministry The students of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts of the Kalakshetra Foundation located in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai had shot a letter to the Ministry of Culture demanding action against the Director and the Head of the Dance department of the institution. The letter informed about the formation of the student union on March 30 with Jisma KK and Sakthi Shivani appointed as President and Secretary respectively. The recognition of the union was also demanded by the student body. “We write to you as this institution is under your Ministry's direct management. These incidents pertain to instances of decades of sexual abuse and allegations by current and former students. These instances involve several serving male teachers at the institution, one of whom has been here for close to two decades", reads the letter. The names of Assistant Professor Hari Padman, and Repertory artists Sanjit Lal, Sai Krishnan and Sreenath were mentioned in the demand letter to the Union Culture Ministry. It was further brought to the notice of the Minis...

By Pramod Madhav: The Tamil Nadu Police on Friday booked Kalakshetra assistant professor Hari Padman, days after students of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts accused him of sexual harassment. This comes Hari Padman, who was accused of sexual harassment, was booked under Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. He was also booked under relevant Sections of the Women Harassment Act. A day before, on Thursday, a prayer meeting was boycotted by Kalakshetra students in an attempt to register their protest against the institute’s inaction despite several allegations against Hari Padman. The students demanded the suspension of the alleged harassers and a safe campus atmosphere to share their experiences without fear. Following protests, it was decided that college would remain closed till April 6. The college administration also asked all students to vacate hostel with immediate effect.