Discrimination cited as worker at Karachi bakery refuses to write ‘Merry Christmas’ on cake

New Delhi, Dec 23 : A worker at a bakery in Karachi refused to write Merry Christmas on a cake as per the customers wish, saying that he had been asked by the management not to do so.A woman wrote about her experience on a Facebook group and the post went viral, with social media users said they were shocked by the refusal, Friday Times reported.

The woman said that she had gone to the Khayaban-e-Jami branch of Delizia to buy a cake but when she told them to write Merry Christmas on it, one of the employees said he wont do it as he had been issued an order in this regard from the kitchen.

Social media users called upon the management of Delizia to clarify if they have adopted this policy."Shameful discriminatory practices at bakeries in Karachi refusing to write Merry Christmas on cakes", wrote Sarah Nadeem on Twitter.

Dawn Images quoted the management of the bakery as saying that the worker who refused to write Merry Christmas on the cake did so in his individual capacity and that the management had imposed no such policy.They also said that action was being taken against him, adding that his action may be a result of lack of awareness about what Merry Christmas means.

The management further said that they did not consider wishing Merry Christmas wrong, and were saddened by the incident.Further, they said that an official statement would be released from the bakery on its social media pages soon.

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Karachi bakery worker refuses to sign Merry Christmas!

Sarah Nadeem, a Twitter user wrote "Shameful discriminatory practice at Karachi bakeries refusing to write Merry Christmas cakes" Dawn Images reported that management at the bakery stated that worker who did not write "Merry Christmas" on his cake was doing so as an individual and that no policy had been set.He was also told that he would be punished and that he may not have been aware of what Merry Christmas means.Management stated that the staff did not believe that wishing Merry Christmas was wrong and they were deeply saddened.

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