A Muslim hawker was allegedly harassed in Kendrapara, Odisha, by a group led by a Bajrang Dal activist identified as Rahul Mandal. According to reports, the group accused the hawker of being a Bangladeshi and pressured him to chant “Jai Shri Ram.”
(Note: The man is speaking Odia and the hawker is speaking Bengali).
Translation:
Man: You will say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: Won't say.
Man: You will say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: Won't say.
Man: You will say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: You're demanding that I say Jai Shri Rama, eh?
Man: Yeah, why won't you say it?
Hawker: If I say it, you think I will turn into a Hindu?
Man 2: Oh-ho, just say the thing and we will be done.
Man: If you came to a Hindu area to trade, you will have to say Jai Shri Rama. (Claps) You will say Jai Shri Rama. You will say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: (Getting interrupted)
Man 3: Say Jai Shri Rama.
Man 2: There is no Musalman here.
Man 3: He is from the Allah party.
(Noises)
Man: (Clapping) (In Bengali) Does your Allah exist? Does your Allah exist? Your Allah is bricks. Your Allah is bricks. (In Odia) Say Jai Shri Rama. Say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: Should I say it once?
Man: Yes, say it once. Say Jai Shri Rama. Say Jai Shri Rama.
Hawker: Jai Shri Rama. (tries to start the bike)
Man: Say loudly. Jai Shri Rama (Punching the air)
Man 2: Jai Shri Rama.
Someone off camera: Don't do it excessively.
Man: (to someone behind) Hey, he won't say Jai Shri Rama, come out and check him out. Ok, move your vehicle. Take him to the police thana. Say Jai Shri Rama.
Man 3: Check his Aadhaar.