A 64-year-old Muslim cab driver was allegedly harassed and coerced into chanting “Jai Shri Ram” by a group of young men near the Taj Mahal parking lot in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
The incident occurred amid heightened religious tensions, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ayodhya to hoist a saffron flag at the Ram Temple.
A video of the encounter, which went viral on social media, shows Mohammad visibly distressed as the men repeatedly pressure him to chant the slogan.
When he refuses, the man filming the clip, identified as Rohit, responds, “Jai Shri Ram bolega tu, 2–3 din mein” (“You will say Jai Shri Ram in two or three days”).
Rais, who earns his livelihood driving tourists to the Taj Mahal.
The clip triggered widespread condemnation online, with many users describing it as a disturbing example of Islamophobic harassment.
Social media posts highlighted the vulnerability of elderly Muslim workers in tourist hubs and pointed to a growing pattern of forced religious sloganeering.
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