Former UN climate panel chief Rajendra Pachauri was ousted from his post as head of an Indian think-tank on Thursday after a backlash over his return to work while facing allegations of sexual harassment.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) announced that Pachauri, 74, was being replaced as its director general.
The news comes just days after he had won a court order allowing him to return to work while still on bail over claims he pestered a female colleague with inappropriate texts and emails.
While not specifying why Pachauri was being replaced, the organisation said “the interests of TERI and its talented staff are paramount” as it named former World Bank official Ajay Mathur as his successor.
The announcement was made in a statement that also praised Pachauri’s work in turning the Delhi-based TERI into “a major, financially autonomous, professionally dynamic organisation on the global stage”.
Ex-UN climate chief ousted from Indian think tank
