Pak Hindus protest sale of Om-inscribed shoes |
The patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC), Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, have lodged protests with the Sindh government and local authorities in Tando Adam Khan after the sale of such shoes was brought to the notice of his community.Since the last three years on the occasion of Muslim Eid festival, some shopkeepers in Tando Adam are offering shoes on which Hindu religious holy name ‘Om’ is displayed. Its purpose is just to insult the sentiments of local Hindus, Vankwani said on June 20.He added the sale of such shoes was an insult to the Hindus in Pakistan as it is blasphemous to use the sacred word ‘Om’ on shoes. The pictures of these shoes have been circulated on the social media by concerned members of the Hindu community and we demand they be removed from the shops immediately, Vankwani said. Tando Jam, is selling the sandals and must be barred from doing so as it is “hurting the sentiments” of the community and “spreading hatred”.It also urged the locals of Tando Adam to address the issue by remaining “within the jurisdiction of law to avoid any violence”.
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