Raghu accused of sexual misconduct
Chennai, Oct. 10: Singer Raghu Dixit, who is the latest to be accused of misconduct in the # MeToo movement, said Wednesday that the account of the person levelling allegations against him was mostly accurate but he is not a predator. The singer said he “completely misread” the situation and had immediately apologised to the person concerned and will do so again in private. Dixit, the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band, was accused of sexual harassment by an anonymous woman, whose account was shared by a fellow singer, Chinmayi Sripaada on Twitter.
The woman said Dixit once molested her at a recording. “Many years ago, I was called to his studio for a recording and he started talking ill about his wife ( like most married men do) His wife is a wonderful human being. “When we got done with an ad- hoc recording, he pulled me closer and asked me to give him a kiss when he was signing my cheque.. Later at the door, he tried to carry me and I ran down crying...” the screenshot shared by Sripaada read.
“I remember the incident that Chinmayi’s post refers to. I know who the person in question is and I have apologised to her in the past and apart from this public apology, will do so again privately.
“This incident did happen but not entirely like it was described. It was completely silly misjudgement on my part. I gave the person a hug and that led me to trying to kiss her before she stopped and left from my studio,” he said.