<p>Author Chetan Bhagat, in a series of tweets, has responded to the `fake` sexual assault allegations by author Ira Trivedi.</p>

<p>To defend himself, the 44-year-old shared a screenshot of a `self-explanatory` mail which apparently Trivedi sent to him in 2013.</p>

<p>"So who wanted to kiss whom?", wrote Bhagat, adding, "@iratrivedi`s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, especially last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don't harm a movement with #fakecharges #harassed"`</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So who wanted to kiss whom? <a href="https://twitter.com/iratrivedi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iratrivedi</a>’s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, esp last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don’t harm a movement with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fakecharges?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fakecharges</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/harassed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#harassed</a> <a href="https://t.co/SWeaSCfHLd">pic.twitter.com/SWeaSCfHLd</a></p>
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1051691435848687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>'The Girl in Room 105` author also shared a video of an event - which according to him, took place in 2015-106 - in which Trivedi had called Bhagat to launch her book.</p>

<p>He wrote alongside, "Who calls their harasser as chief guest for their book launch?"</p>

<p>Bhagat further urged people to not "support this kind of smear campaign" and to not "believe such nonsense".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am not a vindictive person. More than anything I just want me and my family to be left alone and people to ignore fake charges. Love to all who supported me. I won’t let you down. This was my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MeToo</a> story. Peace out.</p>
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1051693959469137921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shame on media like <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlookindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@outlookindia</a> who carried a fake charges story without even checking with me. They could have easily checked on YouTube that I launched her book in 2015/16. Who calls their harasser as chief guest for their book launch? Video here: <a href="https://t.co/g6uIOVLjeS">https://t.co/g6uIOVLjeS</a></p>
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1051692961434484736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Also, it is she who comes from very powerful family connected to pol party (regularly dropped top names of people in power then ). i was less known in 2010. was intimidated by her. My old col on Air India talks of entitled IAS kid demanding upgrades at Air India counter. It's her <a href="https://t.co/GGNGjZgbz9">pic.twitter.com/GGNGjZgbz9</a></p>
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1051692509494095872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>In the ongoing #MeToo movement, writer Ira Trivedi, on October 13, had detailed her experience of being sexually harassed by Chetan Bhagat and Suhel Seth.&nbsp;</p>


Author Chetan Bhagat, in a series of tweets, has responded to the `fake` sexual assault allegations by author Ira Trivedi. To defend himself, the 44-year-old shared a screenshot of a `self-explanatory` mail which apparently Trivedi sent to him in 2013.

Author Chetan Bhagat, in a series of tweets, has responded to the `fake` sexual assault allegations by author Ira Trivedi. To defend himself, the 44-year-old shared a screenshot of a `self-explanatory` mail which apparently Trivedi sent to him in 2013. "So who wanted to kiss whom?", wrote Bhagat, adding, "@iratrivedi`s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, especially last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don't harm a movement with #fakecharges #harassed"` So who wanted to kiss whom? @iratrivedi’s self-explanatory email from 2013 to me, esp last line, easily shows her claims from 2010 are false, and she knows this too. This mental harassment of me and my family has to stop. Please don’t harm a movement with #fakecharges #harassed pic.twitter.com/SWeaSCfHLd — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018 × 'The Girl in Room 105` author also shared a video of an event - which according to him, took place in 2015-106 - in which Trivedi had called Bhagat to launch her book. He wrote alongside, "Who calls their harasser as chief guest for their book launch?" Bhagat further urged people to not "support this kind of smear campaign" and to not "believe such nonsense". I am not a vindictive person. More than anything I just want me and my family to be left alone and people to ignore fake charges. Love to all who supported me. I won’t let you down. This was my #MeToo story. Peace out. — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018 × Shame on media like @outlookindia who carried a fake charges story without even checking with me. They could have easily checked on YouTube that I launched her book in 2015/16. Who calls their harasser as chief guest for their book launch? Video here: https://t.co/g6uIOVLjeS — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018 × Also, it is she who comes from very powerful family connected to pol party (regularly dropped top names of people in power then ). i was less known in 2010. was intimidated by her. My old col on Air India talks of entitled IAS kid demanding upgrades at Air India counter. It's her pic.twitter.com/GGNGjZgbz9 — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 15, 2018 × In the ongoing #MeToo movement, writer Ira Trivedi, on October 13, had detailed her experience of being sexually harassed by Chetan Bhagat and Suhel Seth.

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