New Delhi
In a first corporate voice from India's leading pharmaceutical company, Kiran Majumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited and recipient of Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan has asked the Karnataka Chief Minister Bommai to resolve the growing religious divide centred around the ban on Muslim participation in temple fairs, the hijab row, and in the recent events an appeal by the right wing organizations to boycot halal meat.
Taking to twitter Kiran Majumdar Shaw said, "Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion- If ITBT became communal it would destroy our global leadership.."
Her quote was in response to an article printed in the Indian Express that highlighted the growing tension among traders and the two communities. In the tweet she tagged the Chief Minister and has requested for a quick resolve.
Karnataka has always forged inclusive economic development and we must not allow such communal exclusion- If ITBT became communal it would destroy our global leadership. @BSBommai please resolve this growing religious divide🙏 https://t.co/0PINcbUtwG
— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) March 30, 2022
BJP leader CT Ravi was quick to endorse the call to boycott halal meat and termed it an ‘economic jihad’. “With halal meat, the Muslims have monopolized the market. And what is wrong in Hindus saying no to halal meat?” he questioned. The ruling party refused to take action against this campaign.
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Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has promised to look into this issue. “This issue has been raised now. We have to study it in its entirety. This was a practice that was on for many years. Now, serious objections have been raised regarding this practice. We’ll look into it,” he said.