Pachauri Promoted, TERI Trends as Social Media Is Outraged

Despite sexual harassment charges, RK Pachauri was promoted to Executive VC of TERI. Here’s how social media reacted

On Monday, a long list of luminaries on the governing council ensured a smooth promotion for sexual harassment accused, RK Pachauri. He was promoted from Director General to Executive Vice Chairman of The Energy Research Institute (TERI).

This, despite the fact that TERI’s own Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) found him guilty of sexual harassment. This, despite the fact that an employee recently complained to the Delhi Police about alleged ‘coercion’ to try and pursue the complainant to settle out of court. This, despite the fact that the complainant had to quit complaining of a ‘hostile environment’. While TERI maintains that the matter is sub judice and that charges against RK Pachauri are yet to be proven in a court of law, social media is outraged at the promotion.

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Twitter was flooded after the news broke with people questioning the brazenness and shamelessness of the organisation and especially of the TERI governing council member.

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Far from making Pachauri an example of how intolerant we should be of sexual harassment, the TERI board has reinstated him. What a shame.

— Sachin Kalbag (@SachinKalbag) February 8, 2016

R.K. Pachauri named executive vice-chairman of TERI despite sexual harassment case. Apparently they considered a dictionary meaning of vice

— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) February 9, 2016

Long live TERI and Pachauri! Shown the world @kiranshaw that a sexual harassment case means nothing ... Anything can be brazened through

— Sunil Jain (@thesuniljain) February 9, 2016

Rapist RK Pachauri is back to be Executive Vice Chairman of TERI, while victim got tortured to withdraw complaint. Good rapist vs Bad rapist

— गीतिका (@ggiittiikkaa) February 8, 2016

Pachauri is back in TERI .. though a part of my work deals with energy efficient building systems.. will never engage with TERI .. never.

— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) February 8, 2016

TERI's wall of shame(less) https://t.co/GwBeFXLnGy

— Namita Bhandare (@namitabhandare) February 9, 2016

The women in the governing council of @teriin. Wonder why they are silent on special post created just for Pachauri pic.twitter.com/7yfRuLz5EG

— Vande Mataram (@UnSubtleDesi) February 9, 2016

Perversity! Pachauri gets rewarded for sexual harassment!Possibly,he's a man who knows too much! Who is protecting this disgraced person?

— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) February 9, 2016

A look a the ‘helpless’ governing council of TERI. pic.twitter.com/Wdi4MRPsY0

— V Vinay (@ainvvy) February 9, 2016

Have you been censured for sexually harassing a colleague? Apply to #TERI, they'll promote you to a cool new post. https://t.co/cXiUU72lEP

— Mitali Saran (@mitalisaran) February 9, 2016