‘Shouldn’t be punished for helping Muslim’: AAP leader backs ‘Mohammad’ Deepak, offers ₹50,000 help to keep gym afloat
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh has come out in support of ‘Mohammad’ Deepak, an Uttarakhand gym owner who says he is struggling to keep his business running following a high-profile incident in Kotdwar earlier this year. Deepak Kumar alias Mohammad Deepak is allegedly facing financial hardships. (PTI) Deepak Kumar came to national attention after intervening in a dispute involving an elderly Muslim shopkeeper and a group linked to the Hindu nationalist group, Bajrang Dal. Now, the gym owner says mounting financial pressure, including four months of unpaid rent, may force him to sell equipment and leave the city. “No person should be punished for helping an elderly Muslim for the sake of humanity,” Singh wrote on X. “Deepak’s gym is on the verge of closing today. Help Deepak, I have assisted him with 50 thousand from my salary. You too extend a helping hand; good people’s morale should remain high.” What started the issue On January 26, alleged members of Bajrang Dal objected to the name of a garment shop, ‘Baba School Garments,’ run …
