Its good-bye for Mumbai s iconic Karachi Bakery
Published : Mar 5, 2021, 4:20 am IST
Updated : Mar 5, 2021, 4:20 am IST
The bakery was in the eye of a nationalistic storm after MNS protested against its name, claiming that it has a Pakistani ring to it
Claims that MNS was successful in its campaign against Karachi Bakery, soon followed with its leader Haji Saif Shaikh, who led the stir, taking credit on Twitter for the closure of the bakery in Mumbai. (Twitter/@mnshajisaif)
HYDERABAD; Karachi Bakery, the city’s iconic biscuit-maker, has shut its store in Mumbai.
Though it has brought the shutters down in the country’s financial capital, the management’s Rajesh Ramnani points out they would reopen in Mumbai if suitable premises can be found, in place of the one in Bandra that has been closed.
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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 .