The secretary of the Cricket Association of Bihar, Aditya Verma, wrote twice to Vinod Rai, threatening to move Supreme Court if BCCI failed to initiate action.
To dismiss players whose careers are on the line as being liars for speaking out is disrespectful. Vinod Rai-led CoA needs to first admit there exists a gap.
India has an opening problem & there’s nothing bizarre about seeking solutions. But this subtlety seems lost on the team, its captain & coach.
Bizarre....
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There is not just pain but a commonwealth of honesty behind Me Too. I read Ms Ira Trivedi’s column in Outlook, in which she talks about inappropriate behaviour by Suhel Seth and Chetan Bhagat. Of a less savage intensity, true, than some of the instances that are now in the public domain. She writes how, in light of her presence in publishing and media, she continued her professional association with both men. It is clear she does not wish to file a criminal complaint. Although morally diminished, both men will continue to be important in their fields, exacting a price for her having spoken out. I think she wanted to lend her voice to the growing legitimacy and force of the movement. This is not a passing fad. Nor is it mainly about the past. What women are now seeking, more than closure for themselves – or punishment in a few cases like Ms Tanushree Datta – is a fundamental reordering of how men behave with women – the converse situation is still rare, so referring to it at this stage sounds like whataboutery – in workplaces or their adjuncts. This is not an overly ambitious agenda. What should hurt and surprise is why this moment has taken so long in coming. The message for Shri Vinod Rai and others who exercise authority over the men who stand accused is to not impede or obstruct a fair process of fact finding and the legal or other consequences that may follow. This genie will not go back into the bottle.
There is not just pain but a commonwealth of honesty behind Me Too. I read Ms Ira Trivedi’s column in Outlook, in which she talks about inappropriate behaviour by Suhel Seth and Chetan Bhagat. Of a less savage intensity, true, than some of the instances that are now in the public domain. She writes how, in light of her presence in publishing and media, she continued her professional association with both men. It is clear she does not wish to file a criminal complaint. Although morally diminished, both men will continue to be important in their fields, exacting a price for her having spoken out. I think she wanted to lend her voice to the growing legitimacy and force of the movement. This is not a passing fad. Nor is it mainly about the past. What women are now seeking, more than closure for themselves – or punishment in a few cases like Ms Tanushree Datta – is a fundamental reordering of how men behave with women – the converse situation is still rare, so referring to it at this stage sounds like whataboutery – in workplaces or their adjuncts. This is not an overly ambitious agenda. What should hurt and surprise is why this moment has taken so long in coming. The message for Shri Vinod Rai and others who exercise authority over the men who stand accused is to not impede or obstruct a fair process of fact finding and the legal or other consequences that may follow. This genie will not go back into the bottle.