# Activist alleges Oracle hired goons to force resignations 2026-08-17T17:53:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Activist Merugu Sridhar has accused tech giant Oracle of hiring goons to threaten employees with guns and force them to resign, according to m9.news. Sridhar, associated with the Oracle Files movement, claimed he was targeted after speaking out against alleged illegal terminations and a toxic work culture at the company. Sridhar alleged he received death threats and was forced to hide in Delhi for nearly two months, staying away from his family. He compared the corporate actions to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and warned he would launch a 'Corporate Janata Party' and protest at Jantar Mantar if the alleged atrocities do not stop. The allegations have not been independently verified. Oracle has not yet responded to the claims. ## Coverage - m9.news This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Jantar Mantar, Merugu Sridhar, Oracle Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/activist-alleges-oracle-hired-goons-to-force-resignations/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/activist-alleges-oracle-hired-goons-to-force-resignations/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/