Hindus object selling of shoes inscribed with 'Om' in Tando Adam

Shopkeepers in the Sindh city are allegedly selling shoes engraved with the sacred word


News Desk June 19, 2016
Picture shows the sandal which is being sold at shops in Tando Adam inscribed with Hindu sacred word "OM". PHOTO: PAKISTAN HINDU COUNCIL

The Hindu community of Sindh is protesting against shopkeepers in Tando Adam city for allegedly selling shoes inscribed with Hindu sacred word 'Om'.

“Since the last three years on the occasion of Muslim Eid festival, some shopkeepers in Tando Adam are offering shoes on which Hindu religious holy name 'Om' is displayed, Patron-in-chief Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani said on Sunday. "Its purpose is just to insult the sentiments of local Hindus."



The community has now taken up this issue and demands ban on such articles of shoes that have been causing “insult” to the locals of the area.

Removal of hate material against minorities from curriculum stressed

The picture of the sandal kept circulating on social media as different Hindu community pages posted it.

The shoe has visible inscription of the word “Om”, which the community has termed as blasphemous.

Pakistan Hindu Seva, a group working for religious harmony in the country, has urged the locals of Tando Adam to address this issue by remaining “within the jurisdiction of law to avoid any violence”.

Statement released by Pakistan Hindu Seva on their Facebook page

“As 'Om' is the sacred religious symbol of Hinduism which talks about the oneness of God, let's protect this oneness peacefully for the progressive and positive face of Pakistan. Let's appeal the authorities concerned to take notice of the matter immediately to override any expected mistrust within the locals,” said the statement released by Pakistan Hindu Seva.

COMMENTS (30)

Aziz | 7 years ago | Reply This is an extremely objectionable act. I am a practising Muslim and I strongly object to this sacrilegious act. I would like to apologise to my Hindu brothers and sisters for this type of activity taking place in our country. Pakistani Hindus have every right to protest. Let the law of the land take its due course without interference from high-ups.
syed & syed | 7 years ago | Reply @Khwaja: Read all comments surprisingly no one considered it blasphemy because Hindus have no Mulla type voice in Pakistan. Please do not provoke others to write some thing which is considered blasphemy in Pakistan. Do not provoke tit for tat situation. Arrest responsible persons immediately. Why Mullas, Police and CM of Sind are silent
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