TVF members came out in support of Arunabh Kumar.
On Sunday, an anonymous user by the name of Indian Fowler published a post on Medium alleging that she had been sexually harassed by TVF founder Arunabh Kumar. While TVF put out a statement strongly denying the allegations and also promising ‘severe justice’ against the person who had written the post, many women shared stories of similar harassment.
However, TVF members came out strongly in support of Arunabh Kumar. Biswapati Sarkar, well-known for spoofing Arnab Goswami, said that it was an ‘unverified article’, been written by a ‘non-existent person’. He wrote on Twitter: “Sensationalism > Facts. After working for two straight nights, I wake up to an unverified article written by a non-existent person. People sharing, calling us names.It makes for a great fictional story. I'm sure more anonymous 'ex-TVF' employee stories will drop in. I know a lot of people love the sensationalist story behind it. But sadly, it isn't true. But still... An image is tarnished. Some people will still believe fiction over facts and refuse to accept the simple truth. I am working really hard and I won't waste any more of time trying to convince random people about baseless rumours.”
Meanwhile, Nidhi Bisht tweeted: “5 yrs at TVF & no memory of who this Female employee is. It's a baseless fictitious allegation. Haters pls don't stoop down to this level :(“
Amit Golani, another member of TVF, wrote:“Utter nonsense and false claims on an 'Anonymous' post. There has been no such person existing from muzaffarpur working at TVF. The sad part is facts are no longer relevant as long as people get their dose of schadenfreude. People will realise the truth but too late Those wondering why the strong worded response. because there is no such person and this all seems very conveniently orchestrated. VEHEMENTLY proud of our entire hardworking team who have done in content what no one else has done.”
He further tweeted: “Journalists writing baseless articles claiming TVF doesn't have any HR team. Seriously Factually wrong and irresponsible. For a company that specially champions and has a woman centric channel @Girliyapa it's disheartening to see people question our culture.”
Earlier, Arunabh Kumar, the CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF), a web production house based out of Mumbai, rubbished the allegations of sexual harassment that have gone viral on social media.
In a statement, a TVF spokesperson said, "The article is completely ludicrous and defamatory against TVF and its team. All the allegations made against TVF and its team in the article are categorically false, baseless and unverified. We take a lot of pride in our team and in making TVF a safe workplace that is equally comfortable for women and men. We will leave no stone unturned to find the author of the article and bring them to severe justice for making such false allegations."
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