Mumbai: A Muslim woman was denied free food distributed to patients and their relatives outside Mumbai’s Tata Hospital because she refused to obey the distributor’s demand to chant the slogan “Jai Shri Ram.”
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage over the distributor’s behaviour toward the Muslim woman.
According to a report by Free Press Journal, the food was being distributed by an NGO near Tata Hospital on Jerbai Wadia Road.
The victim, wearing hijab was standing in line for free food. The man distributing the food saw her and told her to leave the queue. He demanded that she first chant “Jai Shri Ram” before receiving food. When she refused, he told her she would not receive food if she did not say the slogan.
In the video, the man can be heard saying, “Jisko Ram nahin bolna hai line me khada nahi ho” (Those who won’t say Ram should not stand in line).
He then asks her to leave, saying, “Laat marunga” (I’ll kick you), as she responds that she isn’t standing on his father’s property. The NGO has faced social media wrath for their communal behaviour with users demanding action the man behind the communal act disturbing the peace in the region.
Local police were informed about the incident. However, the FPJ reported that as of now, no action was taken against the distributor since no formal complaint has been filed.
