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Hindustan Times
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Protest held outside Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad demanding name change
Hyderabad, A group of people held a protest in front of a Karachi Bakery outlet here, demanding that the name be changed, police said on Sunday. Around 10-15 members, holding the tricolour and wearing saffron scarves, gathered in front of the Karachi Bakery store at Shamshabad on Saturday afternoon and raised "anti-Pakistan slogans". The protesters then allegedly tried to damage the outlet's nameboard by hitting it with sticks. They were subsequently dispersed by the police. In a video circulated on social media on Sunday, the nameboard was seen partially covered with a cloth. "The protest was held by 10-15 people on Saturday afternoon, demanding that Karachi Bakery change its name," a police official at the RGI Airport police station said. A complaint was lodged against the protesters, accusing them of obstructing customers by staging the protest in front of the outlet, he added. The promoters of the city-based bakery chain had earlier clarified that they are a "100 per cent Indian brand", after certain groups demanded a name change, citing its association with a city in Pakistan. A protest was also held last week in Visakhapatnam, with similar demands to change Karachi Bakery's name amid conflicts between India and the neighbouring country. Police personnel were deployed near one of the bakery's branches in Hyderabad on May 7 as a preventive measure, after a leader of a right-wing organisation posted a video on social media demanding the name be changed, or else they would do it themselves. Karachi Bakery promoters Rajesh Ramnani and Harish Ramnani said the brand was established in Hyderabad in 1953 by their grandfather Khanchand Ramnani, who migrated to India from Pakistan during partition. They also appealed to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the DGP, and the police to help them retain Karachi Bakery's brand identity and prevent any forced name change. Earlier, the tricolour was also displayed above the nameboards of their outlets in the city.
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Business Standard
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Karachi Bakery is a '100% Indian brand', say promoters amid name row
In the wake of demands from certain groups to change the name of Karachi Bakery here amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the promoters of the city-based chain of bakeries said they are a "100 per cent Indian brand". A social media post by Karachi Bakery on Thursday read "WE ARE PROUDLY INDIAN". "Karachi Bakery is 100 per cent Indian brand, founded in Hyderabad, India in 1953. Our name is a part of our history, not our nationality. Please support us for who we Indian Brand serving India with love," the post further read. Karachi Bakery promoters Rajesh Ramnani and Harish Ramnani said the brand Karachi Bakery was established in Hyderabad in 1953 by their grandfather Khanchand Ramnani, who migrated to India (from Pakistan) during partition. Referring to the recent protest by a group in Visakhapatnam demanding that Karachi Bakery change its name, the owners said that people are protesting as it is named after a city in Pakistan, but the reality is that it is a Hyderabad brand from India. "The brand was named Karachi Bakery by our grandfather as he came to India after partition. We request the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the DGP and the Police Commissioner to support us to prevent any change in the name," Karachi Bakery owners told PTI Videos. They further said tricolour was displayed above the signboards of their outlets in the city. Meanwhile, a police official said police personnel were deployed near one of its branches here on Wednesday as a preventive measure after the leader of a right-wing organisation in a social media post put up a video demanding that Karachi Bakery change its name or they would change it. No protest was held and no complaint was also lodged, he clarified.
