Mumbai: In a blatant case of religious discrimination, a Mumbai-based diamond export company rejected a man's job application for being a Muslim. MBA graduate Zeshan Ali Khan mailed his resume to Hari Krishna Exports and in reply, they said they hire only non-Muslim candidates.
Zeshan shared his experience on his Facebook page, which let to an outrage. Zeshan said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about inclusive growth, but companies are dealing like this. If I was not qualified enough, I should have been told accordingly."
Zeshan added that he will not accept a job from this company. "The company has responded by saying that it is a typing mistake. How can they make a mistake of this nature. I will never accept a job from this company. This has certainly demoralised me," Zeshan said.
Hitting out at the Modi government, Zeshan's father Ali Ahmed said that they have been left behind in the process of development. "I never thought we will be discriminated in this manner. They always say Muslim families don't educate their children. But I did. The Prime Minister said he will take everyone along in the process to development but we have been left behind. We condemn the companies policy of not allowing Muslims to work for them," Ahmed said.
Condemning the incident, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "If any such incident of denying a person job on religion has happened, it is wrong. Religion cannot be a criterion for rejection from job. Only merit and demerit is the criterion."
When the company was contacted, it said the E-mail was sent erroneously by a new employee who was still training. The company said it does not discriminate against candidates based on religion.
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