Tech Mahindra has sacked the employee, who had been accused by a former employee of harassing and discriminating against him on grounds of sexual orientation, according to a tweet by the IT major. “@gauravpramanik, arising out of an investigation carried out in the matter, the concerned employee has been separated from the employment of the company with immediate effect,” Tech Mahindra said in a tweet late Saturday.
It further added that the company believes in diversity and inclusion, and condemns “discrimination of any kind in the workplace”. This tweet was re-tweeted more than 400 times and liked over 900 times.
Pramanik, in a statement, said: “The path to my vindication hasn’t been easy over the past week. I have been abused, threatened, maligned and my character been questioned. But I knew it would have been this way all this while, and I was prepared for it to rain on me...However, I hadn’t realised how mentally exhausting all of this was. Thank you to all who have supported me steadfastly”. PTI