JUST IN: Dr RK Pachauri goes on leave as TERI University Chancellor and will not attend the March 7 convocation. This comes after outrage mounted over TERI's decision to promote and vest executive powers with Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment by a colleague who later resigned. Yesterday,  another former TERI employee stepped forward to level similar allegations.

This morning, a group of Teri University students and alumni wrote a letter to the acting vice-chancellor, condemning the appointment and has refused to accept their degrees at the convocation in March. "Given the flow of events, it seems like Dr Pachauri is using all his political clout, media influence and networks to stall the judicial process, intimidate witnesses, coerce TERI colleagues and employees to 'persuade' the complainant to withdraw her case and settle out of court as it would be 'better for her since she has nothing more to gain'," the letter said.