Who is Priya Ramani? Know all about the defamation case filed against her by BJP MP MJ Akbar In wake of the #MeToo movement in India in 2018, Priya Ramani had accused Akbar of sexual harassment during his stint as the editor of The Asian Age. File photo Updated: Feb 17, 2021, 08:22 PM IST A Delhi court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani on Wednesday in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar for accusing him of sexual misconduct. The court said that a woman has the right to put her grievances even after decades and that right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of the right to dignity.