Allegations of sexual harassment are lies; will take legal action: MJ Akbar

Journalist Priya Ramani was the first one to come out and alleged misconduct on Akbar's part when he called her for a job interview in a hotel room

Union minister M J Akbar on Sunday rejected allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by several women as "false, fabricated and spiced up", as he questioned its timing months before the Lok Sabha polls, and vowed legal action.

Hours after returning from a trip to Africa, the Minister of State for External Affairs issued a statement trashing the charges, saying accusations without evidence has become a "viral fever" among some sections.

"Why has this storm risen a few months before a general election? Is there an agenda? You be the judge," he said.

"The allegations of misconduct made against