#MeToo Hits Tata as Jaguar Owner Sends Executive on Leave
- Allegations of harassment by communications chief spark probe
- Automaker says it strives for a safe workplace for women
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Tata Motors Ltd. sent its chief of corporate communications on leave following allegations of inappropriate behavior with female employees, as the global #MeToo movement hit the Indian corporate world after first shaking up Bollywood and some local media houses.
The Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, in a Twitter post, said it has asked Suresh Rangarajan “to proceed on leave in order to allow for an objective enquiry to be completed as swiftly as possible." Rangarajan declined to comment.