Kalmunai vendor kicks dog during pilgrimage, online reaction turns heated
In Kalmunai there is a vendor who kicked a dog that was going along with Hindu pilgrims heading to Kathirkamam. In a video he is saying he didn’t know the dog was considered important or “worshipped” by Hindu people.
I do know it is wrong to kick animals and abuse them, but after the incident a lot of people on social media turned it into a racial/religious issue because he is Muslim. I think that part isn’t really relevant. He is 21 and just trying to earn some money selling things on the pavement. When the dog came near his stall he kicked it away. It was aggressive, but I don’t think he did it because of any religious reason.
There is also a lady in another video saying she wants to “off him with a coconut knife”. She is an animal lover and even runs a dog shelter, but I feel like her humanity just switched off in that moment. I don’t understand how people justify that kind of reaction.