Chaturvedi and Tewari face off over Tejpal acquittal on Twitter

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 3

Two MPs of the ruling alliance of Maharashtra—Congress and Shiv Sena—on Friday faced off on the issue of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal by a trial court in a sexual assault case.

After Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari said his college senior Tejpal had been “honourably exonerated”, Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi hit back saying the Goa government had challenged the acquittal.

“My college Senior the much maligned, hugely politically persecuted &now honourably exonerated the brilliant & mercurial Tarun Tejpal has written this teaser of his new book Animal Farm Tarun at his evocative and provocative best. Welcome back friend,” Tewari said, sharing a post on Tejpal.

Chaturvedi reacted without naming Tewari and said, “Today I got to know that Tarun Tejpal was ‘honorably exonerated’ and ‘politically persecuted’. To rubbish a woman’s sexual assault by this cosy club, smacks of their sick mindset. They believe they can behave as they wish around women and laugh off the serious crime. Shameful.”

She added, “Just for the record, Goa government has challenged this district court verdict in the Mumbai High Court. So the celebration of exoneration can hold.

More power to the young lady who had the courage to take such a powerful clique head on.”