Twitter slams man who requested Ola cab with 'Hindu driver'
New Delhi, April 7: At a time when Government is contemplating to stop mobile application which provides taxi services, Ola cab has set a good example.
The cab provider recently snubbed a customer who had demanded a cab with Hindu driver. The man is being slammed on social media for making bigoted statement, posing risk to communal harmony of the country.
Reportedly, a request was made by Seelam Veerapa Naidu who is a physician by profession. He made a request on twitter as quoted by Newminutes, "Being a Hindu i usually prefer Driver of Hindu Faith Only , Particularly in Hyderabad.. pls Give us a chance to Choose a Driver" .
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Within minutes, the Ola replied him saying "Sorry, we don't discriminate against our drivers on the basis of their religion."
@SVeerapaNaidu
Sorry,
we
do
not
discriminate
against
our
drivers
on
the
basis
of
their
religion.
—
Ola
(@Olacabs)
April
6,
2015
Later Naidu clarified by saying that why my statement is being read in wrong way. "Why Shld we see it as Discrimination instead of Customer Preference", tweeted Naidu after huge uproar.
@Olacabs
Why
Shld
we
see
it
as
Discrimination
instead
of
Customer
Preference.
—
Seelam
Veerapa
Naidu
(@SVeerapaNaidu)
April
6,
2015
For making such offensive request, the man faced the wrath of Twitterati. Here are some of tweets where people have snubbed him.
@SVeerapaNaidu
Hey
mate.
Do
you
make
the
same
requests
to
Airlines
for
the
pilot
to
be
of
a
certain
faith?
@Olacabs
—
Sheikh
Rehmatullah
(@Sheikh_Rehmat)
April
7,
2015
Ola
cabs
I
want
a
Hindu
driver
as
it
is
#MyChoice
;
the
liberal
paradox.
—
kartikeya
(@b_kartikeya)
April
7,
2015
Hi
Ola
Cabs
please
send
me
a
blue
car
with
Dalit
driver
~
#Mayawati
—
आप
चोर
हैं
(@AapChorHain)
April
7,
2015
Ola
Cabs
should
rope
in
#Khemka
as
its
brand
ambassador
#ChaloNiklo
—
Overrated
Sala
(@bhak_sala)
April
2,
2015
Any
takers
for
the
debate
that
the
Ola
Cabs
incident
is
a
#marketing
gimmick?
#ACoinHas2Sides
—
Abhishek@Ethinos
(@Ethinos)
April
7,
2015
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