India, March 25 -- Bose Krishnamachari, a key figure behind India's largest contemporary art festival, has stepped down as president of the Kochi Biennale Foundation following a sexual harassment complaint. The development comes months after Krishnamachari resigned in January, initially citing "personal and family reasons". The Foundation has since confirmed that a sexual harassment complaint was among the factors behind his exit.

Kochi Biennale Foundation chairperson Venu Vasudevan said that the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) received a complaint against Krishnamachari in early January, with the alleged incident said to have taken place in the last week of December.

On whether the ICC has completed its investigation in the case, V...