Updated 19 November 2020 at 15:04 IST
'Brainless': Nirupam slams Sena threatening Karachi Sweets with Chinese restaurant analogy
Sanjay Nirupam hit out at Shiv Sena workers after a video surfaced showing a party leader asking the owner of ‘Karachi Sweets’ to change the name of his shop
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday hit out at "brainless" workers of Shiv Sena after a video surfaced showing a party leader asking the owner of ‘Karachi Sweets’ in Mumbai’s Bandra West area to change the name of his shop. Taking to Twitter, Nirupam said that Chinese restaurants in India have nothing to do with China and similarly Bandra's Karachi Sweets has nothing to do with Karachi.
'The Chief Minister should protect the store'
"When will the brainless karyakartas of Shiv Sena understand this truth?" he asked. "The threat of asking to change the name of the shop is wrong. The Chief Minister should not be a spectator here. He should protect the store," Nirupam added.
Name of the shop covered with newspaper
In the video going viral, Shiv Sena leader Nitin Nandgaonkar is seen asking the owner of Karachi Sweets in Mumbai's Bandra West to change the name of the shop to something "which is not related to Karachi". The MNS-turned-Sena leader told the shop owner that "you will have to do it and we are giving you time."
'I hate the name Karachi'
The owner of Karachi Sweets is heard telling Nandgaonkar that his family had migrated from Karachi. The Shiv Sena leader responded by saying, "You came from Karachi but now you are in Mumbai, right? Now, one thing is clear, I do not care about which religion you follow - whether you are Hindu, Muslim or anything but in Mumbai, do not use the name Karachi. This name (Karachi) means you came from Pakistan. Your ancestors were from Karachi and after partition, you came here. You are welcome here to do business but please do not use this name."
"We have a strong problem with Karachi. On Bhai Dooj, our soldiers were killed by Pakistan. Please cancel the name which is registered too. I hate this name Karachi because that is a country of terrorists. Go to BMC and get it changed. Change it to your name or name the store after your ancestors. It is my request and you will have to do it. We will give you time," he added.
According to media reports, Nandgaonkar told the shop owner he would return in 15 days and offered help to him with respect to formalities at the BMC to change the establishment's name.
Published By : Digital Desk
Published On: 19 November 2020 at 15:04 IST