Karachi Bakery owners defend name amid protests
Karachi Bakery owners defend name amid protests
Hyderabad-based Karachi Bakery, an iconic Indian confectionery brand, once again found itself at the centre of controversy following India’s Operation Sindoor,
A retaliatory strike against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7. Activist groups stormed one of the bakery’s outlets, demanding a change in its name, arguing that an Indian establishment should not bear the name of a Pakistani city.
In response to the protests, owners Rajesh and Harish Ramnani clarified the origins of the bakery’s name. They stated that their grandfather, Khanchand Ramnani, founded Karachi Bakery in 1953 after migrating to India amidst the Partition of 1947 – it has been 73 years. Their grandfather named it after Karachi as he came to India after Partition,” they revealed to the media.
The owners appealed to authorities for support, emphasising their Indian identity.
They request the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and senior officers of administration to support to prevent any change in the name.
People are putting up Tricolour in the outlets of the bakery across the city,” they said. They further stressed,
Kindly support us as they are an Indian brand and not a Pakistani brand.”
Social media users rallied behind the bakery, highlighting its Indian roots. One user noted, “The owner is a Sindhi who came to India from Karachi. Please do not do this.”
Another commented, “This is next-level stupidity. There are Sindhis, Parsis who all moved out of Karachi during partition.
In fact, there are people with Karachiwala surnames. That doesn’t mean you end up attacking people. Let our armed forces deal with our enemies at the border and just pray for them.”
News Edit KV Raman
