The Kalakshetra Foundation on Tuesday said it had constituted a committee of inquiry led by a retired judge to investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by students against an assistant professor of dance and three repertory artists. The teacher has been suspended and the services of the repertory artists have been dispensed with pending inquiry.
A day after assistant professor Hari Padman was arrested by the Chennai city police for sexual harassment allegations, the board of Kalakshetra Foundation has appointed an independent inquiry committee to probe into the allegations by students against the professors and teaching staff. In addition to the inquiry committee, the foundation has also terminated the services of three repertory artists - Sanjith Lal, Sai Krishnan and Sreenath who are also facing sexual harassment allegations.
The foundation’s board held a meeting to review the situation and expressed concerns over the recent events. The independent inquiry committee will be led by Justice K Kannan (retd) and will include former Tamil Nadu DGP Letika Saran, and Dr Shobha Varthaman.
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