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News18
16-05-2025
- News18
MNS Workers With Cam, Pizza Boy 'Harassed' For Not Speaking Marathi Apologises: 'Seekhunga...'
Last Updated: The pizza delivery agent is seen apologising for 'falsely spreading' the Marathi imposition story at the MNS office. Days after a video showing a Domino's delivery agent allegedly being harassed over language issues, a fresh clip has emerged — this time showing the young man publicly apologising. The controversy began when Rohit Lavare, a pizza delivery agent from Mumbai, claimed he was mistreated by a customer for not speaking Marathi. The alleged incident took place on May 12 at the Sai Radhe building in the city's Bhandup area. Lavare recorded and shared a video of the confrontation, which quickly gained traction on social media and drew widespread attention. The matter eventually reached the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), known for advocating Marathi pride. In the latest footage, Lavare is seen at an MNS office, where he apologises for what he describes as 'falsely spreading" a story about language imposition. 'I did not do this intentionally," he says. 'I sent it to a Domino's group, and it became viral. Ma'am did make the payment. Let's not have any more misunderstandings. Please make the video viral." Encouraged by an MNS leader present there, Lavare also directly apologised to the woman involved in the earlier incident. 'Ma'am is very nice," he said. 'Please don't misunderstand." He ended his statement by pledging to learn and speak Marathi, concluding with 'Jai Hind. Jai Maharashtra." While appreciating MNS's efforts, a social media user posted the video of the incident on X, writing, 'That's what you get when you don't respect our culture and language!" He also mentioned that the man and the woman in the viral clip were not a couple but mother and son. 'Main Marathi bolunga bhi. Aur seekhunga bhi. (I'll learn Marathi and speak it, too) Jai Hind. Jai Maharashtra," the boy concluded. Domino's Delivery Boy – 'मॅडम बोहत अच्छी है, उन्होंने पैसे भी दिये थे. मे मॅडम की माफी मांगता हू. अब मे मराठी बोलुंगा भी और सीखुंगा भी. जय हिंद, जय महाराष्ट्र." That's what you get when you don't respect our culture and language! Kudos to @mnsadhikrut Social media users soon flocked to the comments section, with many claiming the apology appeared forced. A user wrote, 'This video proves it even further that he was right and now he is being threatened for it." 'Everyone saw the video, don't insult our intelligence. He was threatened, and no narrative can hide that," read another comment. top videos View all In the earlier video that sparked controversy, a man and a woman were seen arguing with the delivery boy and telling him the payment would be made only if he spoke Marathi. They were seen speaking from inside their apartment with the main grill door locked. The clips conclude with the duo in the video refusing to pay, and the boy had to leave without receiving any money. First Published:
News18
16-05-2025
- News18
Delivery Boy Who Claimed Customers Forced Him To Speak Marathi Apologises
Days after a video showing a Domino's delivery agent allegedly being harassed over language issues, a fresh clip has emerged — this time showing the young man publicly apologising. The controversy began when Rohit Lavare, a pizza delivery agent from Mumbai, claimed he was mistreated by a customer for not speaking Marathi. The alleged incident took place on May 12 at the Sai Radhe building in the city's Bhandup area. Lavare recorded and shared a video of the confrontation, which quickly gained traction on social media and drew widespread attention. The matter eventually reached the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), known for advocating Marathi pride.
India Today
14-05-2025
- India Today
Watch: Mumbai couple refuses to pay pizza delivery man for not speaking Marathi
A Domino's Pizza delivery man in Mumbai was harassed by a couple who refused to pay for the order because he did not speak Marathi. The incident took place on Monday night, May 12, at a residential building in the Bhandup area, and has sparked outrage online after a video of the exchange went delivery agent, identified as Rohit Lavare, recorded the argument on his phone. In the video, the customer can be heard saying that they would pay Lavare only if he spoke Lavare tried to reason with the couple, he asked, "Jabardasti hai Marathi bolne ka, par kyun? (Is there a compulsion to speak in Marathi? But why?)" To this, the woman replied, "Hai yahan pe aise hi. (Yes, this is how it is here.)" Watch: Lavare then questioned further, saying, "Who has said this?" and added, "If that was the case, then you should not have ordered. You don't want to pay, isn't it? Fine. (Nahi aata toh phir nahi order karne ka na. Nahi dena hai na paisa, haan theek hai, theek hai)."At one point in the conversation, the woman objected to being recorded and said, "Mera video nahi nikalne ka, main tumhara video nikal sakti hoon. (You cannot record me, while I can.)" Lavare responded, "Ye kaun sa jabardasti hai? (What kind of compulsion is this?)"advertisementAs the situation escalated, a man accompanying the woman tried to shut the door, but she intervened and began recording the delivery agent. Lavare asked the couple to show if the food was in any way bad, "Dikhao na order kharab hai toh dikhao. (Show me if the food you have ordered is bad.)"The video has added fuel to the ongoing Hindi-Marathi language divide in Mumbai, where several such incidents have been reported. In April, a similar incident took place when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) beat up a bank employee in Lonavala for not using Marathi in daily business transactions.
Indian Express
14-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Pizza delivery agent alleges harassment by Mumbai couple for not speaking Marathi, video sparks outrage: ‘Shame'
A video circulating widely on social media has sparked outrage, showing a couple in Mumbai allegedly harassing a pizza delivery agent for not speaking Marathi. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday in a city suburb, and has reignited debates over regional language imposition. According to an NDTV report, the delivery agent, Rohit Lavare, had arrived to deliver a pizza when the couple began pressuring him to speak in Marathi. Despite Lavare's repeated attempts to explain that he did not speak the language, the couple insisted. However, they threatened no payment if Lavare did not converse in Marathi. 'Zabardasti hai Marathi bolne ka? Par kyun?' (You can't force me to speak Marathi. But why?) Lavare is heard asking in the video. To this, the woman responds, 'Hai yahan pe aise hi hai' (That's how it is here), prompting Lavare to challenge her, asking: 'Kaun bola aise hi hai?' (Who says this?) Frustrated, Lavare is later heard saying, 'Nahi aata toh phir nahi order karne ka na. Nahi dena hai na paisa, haan theek hai, theek hai' (If this was your condition, then you shouldn't have ordered. You don't want to pay? Fine, fine). The altercation escalated when the couple reportedly claimed the food was spoiled and refused to pay. At one point, the woman is also seen asserting that the delivery agent could not film them, while she had the right to record him. In the end, Lavare had to leave without receiving payment for the delivery The video quickly gained traction, triggering outrage over the imposition of regional languages. 'I'm a marathi and I'm ashamed to see such people,' a user wrote. 'Well said! This is the biggest weakness of India. So many are obsessed with denigrating and undermining other Indians. You cannot be patriotic unless you are respectful of other citizens of the country,' another user commented. 'I am from Maharashtra and I am proud of our state language Marathi. But this is not correct at all,' a third user reacted. 'Shame,' a fourth user chimed in.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Mumbai couple harasses pizza delivery man for not speaking Marathi. Video sparks outrage
A couple in Mumbai was filmed harassing a pizza delivery agent for not being able to speak Marathi. In footage that has been widely circulated online, fanning the regional language row, the couple was seen repeatedly asking the pizza delivery agent to speak in Marathi even as he protested that he did not know the language. According to an NDTV report, the incident took place on Monday at the Sai Radhe building in Bhandup, a suburb of Mumbai. When pizza delivery agent Rohit Lavare landed at the couple's doorstep to deliver the pizza they had ordered, the couple reportedly began asking him to speak Marathi. Their message to the delivery agent was clear: Speak Marathi or you will not be paid. 'Zabardasti hai Marathi bolne ka? Par kyun? (Is there some compulsion to speak Marathi? But why?' Lavare was seen asking in the video. 'Hai yahan pe aise hi hai (That's how it is here),' the woman replied, to which he shot back: 'Kaun bola aise hi hai? (Who says this is how it must be?)' The delivery agent – associated with a popular pizza chain – was heard getting frustrated as the couple refused to pay. 'Nahi aata toh phir nahi order karne ka na. Nahi dena hai na paisa, haan theek hai, theek hai (If this was your condition then you shouldn't have ordered. You don't want to pay? Fine, fine),' he was heard saying. The row escalated when the couple apparently claimed that the food they ordered was spoilt and refused to pay. The woman was also heard telling the delivery executive that he could not record them, while she could record him. According to NDTV, the delivery agent had to eventually return without the money he was owed. The video has sparked outrage online, with public opinion largely in favour of the delivery agent. 'As a Marathi I apologize to all Indians. This is not us,' wrote one X user. 'This Linguistic virus started in Tamil Nadu, then moved to Karnataka and now in Maharashtra. All these states are neighboring each other,' another said. 'What a shameless couple. Harassing a poor hardworking delivery guy. On a, flimsy pretext they are trying to get that pizza for free. Happy to see that the guy too is not relenting,' a user said.
