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This is what Ola Cabs had to say to a man who asked for only Hindu drivers

Written by : TNM

The News Minute | April 7, 2015 | 01:21 pm IST (Updated: 02:50 pm IST)A Twitter user named Seelam Veerapa Naidu, whose tweet asking online cab aggregator Ola Cabs to provide him with Hindu drivers got him significant backlash, has now come up with a statement. Naidu, who is a physician according to his bio on the micro-blogging site, recently had made the peculiar request to Ola.On April 6, he tweeted, @Olacabs Being a Hindu i usually prefer Driver of Hindu Faith Only , Particularly in Hyderabad.. pls Give us a chance to Choose a Driver .— Seelam Veerapa Naidu (@SVeerapaNaidu) April 6, 2015(Naidu has now deleted his first tweet; above is a screenshot)Ola was quick to respond saying they did not practice any such discrimination.

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