Kerala expat in Gulf sacked for offensive comments on Sabarimala row

An Indian expat in Riyadh was fired from his job on Tuesday for posting offensive comments on the Sabarimala row.
Deepak Pavithram, an employee of Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was sacked for making misogynist and insensitive comments about women on social media - contents of which are not appropriate to be shared online. Pavithram also deleted the Facebook post following the outrage.
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Speaking to Khaleej Times, V Nandakumar, Chief Communications Officer at Lulu Group, said: "We have a strict and zero tolerance policy with regard to our staff misusing social media to spread malicious or derogatory comments which might hurt religious sentiments. All GCC nations are home to a large cosmopolitan population from almost all countries in the world and we respect their sentiments, culture and religious beliefs."
Kerala expats in the Gulf took to social media to express their appreciation for Yusuff Ali MA, chairman and managing director of Lulu Group, for taking a strong step against the derogatory remarks.
The Supreme Court on September 28 had ruled that women will be allowed entry into Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The temple opened its door for all women visitors of all age groups for the first time on Wednesday after the historic apex court ruling last month.
This is the second termination in recent times by the Lulu Group on similar grounds. In August 2018, they had terminated the services of a Keralite expat in Oman after he posted distasteful comments about flood victims in Kerala. The company took action against him even though he apologised for the remarks the next day.
- anita@khaleejtimes.com