The head of the group that operates the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday announced he is stepping down at the end of the year after ordering the removal of female staff to accommodate a Hindu religious sect visit to the famed Paris site.
The historic Parisian monument became the center of a massive controversy earlier this month after it was revealed that the Eiffel Tower Exploitation Company (SETE), the group responsible for operating the tower, had instructed its female personnel to become “invisible” so as to accommodate a private visit from members of the Hindu denomination Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) on September 5.
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