Fakeerappa, a septuagenarian farmer, had gone to a mall in Bengaluru together with his son to observe a film at a multiplex. Nevertheless, he was denied entry owing his apparel — a dhoti and a white shirt.
The alleged incident occurred at G. T. Mall on Magadi Primary Street in Bengaluru round 6 p.m. on July 16, 2024.
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The alleged incident occurred at G. T. Mall on Magadi Primary Street round 6 p.m. on July 16. Unions of farmers have threatened to stage a protest in opposition to the mall if the administration doesn’t apologise.
On July 16, Fakeerappa’s son Nagaraj recorded the dialog with the safety supervisor on the entrance of the mall. The safety supervisor will be heard saying that the foundations of the mall didn’t enable entry to folks sporting a dhoti, and that he would enable the farmer if he wore pants.
Chatting with mediapersons later, Mr. Nagaraj stated that, as a son, he wished for his father to observe a movie in a multiplex.
Mr. Fakeerappa stated, “How can people from the village let go of our dhoti and come dressed in pants to watch a film?”
Chatting with a mediaperson on July 17, Mr. Fakeerappa stated that he’s illiterate and a farmer who knew the worth of schooling. “I have got all five of my children educated. They are well-placed now. But I cannot give up my culture, dressing style and start wearing pants just to go to a mall. It is sad that people feel inferior about our own dressing style and culture in our own State,” he stated.
Police have been posted at G.T. World Mall on Magadi Primary Street in Bengaluru on July 17 after farmers demanded an apology from the administration for denying entry to a farmer sporting a dhoti on July 16, 2024.
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Kuruburu Shanthakumar, State president of Karnataka Federation of Farmer Unions, stated this was not the primary such incident in Bengaluru or in malls. “The mall management has to immediately apologise and remove such dress codes. The mall management has stopped a farmer for being dressed in a dhoti. Thousands of farmers will barge into the mall. Let them stop us,” he stated in a video message posted on July 17.
In February earlier this 12 months, a farmer sporting a dhoti was stopped by safety guards from boarding a Namma Metro prepare regardless of having a legitimate ticket. BMRCL dismissed the safety supervisor who stopped the farmer.
