Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad was attacked by a group of protesters a few days after people got angry about its name, as tensions between India and Pakistan increased during Operation Sindoor. On Sunday, around 10 to 15 men gathered outside the 73-year-old bakery and shouted slogans against Pakistan, according to news agency PTI.
Videos on social media showed a group of people wearing saffron scarves entering a Karachi Bakery outlet and demanding that its name be changed. They stood in front of the bakery in Shamshabad, holding Indian flags, and tried to break the nameboard by hitting it with sticks. However, according to an Indian Express report, there was no serious damage to the shop or the staff.
Protesters Demand Name Change at Bakery
The viral videos showed that police were there while the men were still hitting the bakery’s signboard. The police said the protesters were quickly moved away afterwards.
The vandalism of Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad by miscreants is a deplorable act of ignorance and incivility. The bakery, owned by the Khanchand Ramnani family, Sindhi Hindus who migrated to India post-Partition in 1947, is a symbol of resilience and heritage unjustly targeted. pic.twitter.com/wj2zorJQMq
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Videos on social media showed that the bakery’s nameboard was partly covered with a cloth. According to PTI, a complaint has been filed against the protesters for blocking the entrance by holding the protest in front of the shop.
Bakery Owners Stand by Name
The owners of Karachi Bakery, Rajesh and Harish Ramanani, told PTI that the bakery is a “100% Indian brand.” It was started by their grandfather, Khanchand Ramnani, in 1953 after he moved to India during the Partition.
They said, “We ask Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other top officials to help us stop any name change. People are putting the Indian flag at our bakery outlets across the city. Please support us, we are an Indian brand, not a Pakistani one.”
The bakery chain faced criticism in 2019 after the Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRF officers. protesters went into the bakery’s store in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar, asking for a change in its name.
