A 20-year-old Muslim woman has been facing trouble finding an apartment in Mumbai allegedly because of her faith.
Her friend, Balram Vishwakarma, posted her plight on Twitter and blamed the rejection as a side effect of the controversial film 'The Kerala Story.'
"A 20yrs old female Muslim acquaintance is struggling to find an apartment since last 2 months in Mumbai. Says the amount of rejections because of her religion has only increased this year because of 'The Kerala Story'. How do you sleep in the night? @sudiptoSENtlm @VipulAlShah," Tweeted Balaram.
Netizens reaction to the incident
The tweet went viral, and many people commented on it. "With a buttload of money and ZILCH MORALITY + AWARENESS regarding the Consequences of the Propoganster created in the name of Commercial Cinema," commented a user.
"with wads of notes under their mattresses ???," wrote another user.
"Rich of you to assume ostracization and dehumanization isn't a part of the larger playbook," reacted another user.
"Not here to support Kerala story bt thts a bit unavailable. Ur acquaintance can try find an aprtmt in Muslim areas like Millat Nagar, Yari rd. Or do u mean even Muslims r denying Muslims an apartment in Mumbai? Or she prefers not to stay with Muslims around?" commented another user.
Celebs who faced the same issue
Not just common people, but even celebrities face difficulties renting homes in Mumbai. Earlier in January 2023, social media sensation Urfi Javed expressed how she was having difficulties finding a house in Mumbai. Before that, in 2009, Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi had opened up about how he was being harassed by society members for getting an apartment due to his religion.
TV actress Shireen Mirza and actors Ejaz Khand and Aly Goni shared how they had to deal with rejection from renting homes because of their religion and being single.
