The post gained widespread attention, prompting reactions from various individuals. While many expressed their sympathies, some urged caution against generalising the entire country based on one experience.
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI — A Muslim man has failed to find a home on rent in Maharashtra’s Pune city and in a viral post (since deleted) has expressed his disappointment.
The man, identified as Rizwan, expressed his disappointment, saying: “Seriously gave up on the dream of finding something called home in Pune! Explored all of Pune; most gated societies don’t allow cross-religion lease agreements. People tell me that even if I get one, they will throw me out in a few months.”
Rizwan took to microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) to share his frustration about not being able to find a house in Pune, the cultural capital of Maratha people, due to a lack of “cross-religion lease agreements,” media reports said on Wednesday.
“I made a conscious decision that I won’t leave this country. Startup culture here has just started here. But every once a while this stupid s*** happens and I don’t blame anyone who left India getting sick of this,” the post read.
The post gained widespread attention, prompting reactions from various individuals. While many expressed their sympathies, some urged caution against generalising the entire country based on one experience, reports said.
One response conveyed empathy: “Hey buddy, so sorry to hear this. Don’t paint the entire country with the same brush. Tier 2 and self-proclaimed tier-1 cities of India may seem a little rigid at times. Consider moving to a bigger city and using that for your startup,” The
Another commenter expressed surprise and advised caution: “This is surprising. I hope you didn’t tweet based on just a few instances. Many people have faced similar experiences, including bachelors getting rejected because they are unmarried, even for renting a place.”
A third individual offered a different perspective, stating, “I think getting a rented home anywhere in India isn’t the problem. People will inquire about you, and they have the right to do so. Why are you blaming them? I live in Guj., and I faced many questions like in a job interview. But I didn’t mind. You should openly accept it, dear @rizwan2000_rm.”
