Dubai, Apr 11: An Indian expat in the UAE is facing police action for allegedly insulting Islam on social media in response to a Facebook post on the coronavirus, according to a media report.
Rakesh B Kitturmath, who worked as a team leader at Emrill Services, an integrated facilities management (FM) headquartered in Dubai, was sacked on Thursday after his post sparked outrage on social media, the Gulf News reported.
“Kitturmath’s employment stands terminated with immediate effect. He will be handed over to Dubai Police. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards such hate crimes,” said Stuart Harrison, CEO of Emrill Services.
"As an organisation, we have worked hard over the years to embrace diversity and create a culture of inclusion, where every nationality, religion and background is welcomed and celebrated. We have a strict social media policy for our employees to ensure they respect our values, both inside and outside of work," the newspaper quoted Harrison as saying.
Harrison said they are trying to find out if Kitturmath was still in the UAE, according to the report.
“We have over 8,500 employees so this may take a while. That said, we have fired him. If he’s still in the country, he will be handed over to Dubai Police,” he said.
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Originally from Ranebennuri, Karnataka, Kitturmath joins an ever-growing list of Indian ex-pats who have landed in trouble for alleged Islamophobic messages in recent days.
Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi resident Mitesh Udeshi was sacked for posting a cartoon mocking Islam on his Facebook page while a police complaint was filed against Sameer Bhandari of Future Vision Events & Weddings’ in Dubai after he asked a Muslim job seeker from India to go back to Pakistan.
The UAE outlaws all religious or racial discrimination under a legislation passed in 2015.
The anti-discrimination/anti-hatred law prohibits all acts “that stoke religious hatred and/or which insult religion through any form of expression, be it speech or the written word, books, pamphlets or via online media.”
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Only 2 bride grooms...... our community members are not ready to take the advantage.....
I suggest all the organizers to sit together, plan for the year, and announce the venues at different places with the gap of 2-3 months....People can avail the benefit according to the needs of all the people concerned......
open encouragement of dowry ... mama ...min 80 gram gold + babe+ gifts bere jothege baaaduta ( stolen cow meat biryani ) ...yella okay bride na torsode illa yaake ? haha ... faizhal bhai ee varshanu attend agideera hege ? haha sumne kelidu maarre ... 4 options ottrasi untalla so haage keliddu ... hengri maintain madtira 4 4 na .. haha
Are the Organizers ready for this kind of Marriage for theirselves or for their Daughter or for their son?. If no, no use of such things. It is only for their time pass.
Are the Organizers ready for this kind of marriage for themselves or for their Daughter or their son ? this is the Million Doller question.
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