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Mumbai: Karachi Bakery shuts shop months after MNS threat
Mumbai s famous Karachi Bakery, which recently landed into controversy after angry Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers objected to its Pakistani name, pulled down shutters due to loss in business.
The Karachi Bakery is part of the famous Hyderabad-based chain, run by Sindhi migrants from Karachi in Pakistan.
However, the MNS claimed credit for the closure of the bakery while its owners refuted and said that the move was decided âafter the old lease agreement lapsedâ and not due to the renaming controversy.
âWe shut shop after the old lease agreement lapsed. Our landlord had been demanding a higher sum as rent which was unviable for us. The lockdown had already caused business volumes to drop,â Rameshwar Waghmare, the bakeryâs manager, told The Times of India.
Protesters had sought name change
MUMBAI: Bandra’s Karachi Bakery, which was besieged by MNS workers objecting to its “Pakistani” name, rolled down shutters recently. The bakery is part of the Hyderabad-based chain run by Sindhi migrants from Karachi, Pakistan.
In November 2020, Haji Saif Shaikh, vice-president of MNS, had created a furore outside the premises urging the Sindhi shop owner to change the name, which they felt was “anti-national” and “unpatriotic”. On Wednesday, Shaikh posted a tweet saying, “After massive protest for its name, Karachi Bakery finally closes its only shop in Mumbai.”
However, bakery manager, Rameshwar Waghmare, said the closure was not provoked by the renaming controversy. “We shut shop after the old lease agreement lapsed. Our landlord had been demanding a higher sum as rent which was unviable for us. The lockdown had already caused business volumes to drop.” An ice cream parlour has opened in its place.
Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 13:19 IST
The Karachi Bakery is part of the famous Hyderabad-based chain, run by Sindhi migrants from Karachi in Pakistan. Karachi Bakery | Photo Credit: Twitter
Mumbai: Mumbai s iconic Karachi Bakery in Bandra, which was landed in a controversy owing to its name - Karachi , a city in Pakistan, rolled down its shutters recently due to lack of business. The bakery was founded by a Sindhi who migrated to India during the Partition in 1947.
Last year in November, Haji Saif Shaikh, vice president of the MNS, had created a furore outside the premises urging the Sindhi shop owner to change the name, which they felt was anti-national and unpatriotic .
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The Karachi Bakery is part of the Hyderabad-based chain run by a Sindhi Hindu migrant family, the Ramnanis
Mumbai s iconic Karachi bakery on Thursday pulled down its shutter due to losses in business. Last month, the bakery got embroiled in a controversy after a section of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena workers staged a demonstration, objecting to its Pakistani name .
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The Karachi Bakery name controversy made the national headlines over its Pakistani name and now a branch of Hyderabad-based chain in Bandra has pulled down its shutters permanently. The iconic landmark in Mumbai was embroiled in controversy sparked by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers. The news of Karachi Bakery s shut down was shared by MNS VP, claiming credit for it, but the party itself is of a different opinion.
Although MNS workers had protested against Karachi Bakery, demanding they change their name or at least the spelling of it. The protests were led by MNS VP Haji Saif Shaikh, who said in a tweet on Wednesday that After massive protest on Karachi Bakery for its name Karachi led by Vice President of MNS - Haji Saif Shaikh, Karachi bakery finally closes its only shop in Mumbai.