Mumbai: Pizza delivery boy harassed by couple for not speaking Marathi

A pizza delivery boy was recently harassed by a couple in Mumbai for not speaking in Marathi. The incident took place on Monday at Sai Radhe society in Bhandup, a suburb of Mumbai.

The boy, Rohit Lavare, who had come from Domino's to deliver pizza, was told by the couple that if he did not speak Marathi, he would not be paid.

Lavare recorded the entire incident. The video, shared on social media, has gone viral, garnering more than 1.47 lakh views.

Conversation between pizza delivery boy and the couple

Lavare: “Jabardasti hai Marathi bolne ka, par kyun (Is there a compulsion to speak in Marathi? But why?).”

Woman: “Hai yahan pe aise hi (Yes, this is how it is here).”

Lavare: “Kaun bola aise (Who has said this).”

Lavare: “Nahi aata toh phir nahi order karne ka na. Nahi dena hai na paisa, haan thek hai, theek hai (If that was your precondition, then you should not have ordered. You don't want to pay, isn't it).”

Woman: “Mera video nahi nikalne ka, main tumhara video nikal sakti hoon (You cannot record me, while I can).”

Lavare: “Ye kaun sa jabardasti hai (What kind of compulsion is this).”

At this point, a man standing next to the woman decides to shut the door, and she intervenes and starts recording.

Lavare: “Dikhao na order kharab hai toh dikhao (Show me if the food you have ordered is bad).”

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Lavare then returned without the money.

The viral video has sparked numerous comments, with X users criticising the act of forcing the delivery boy to speak in Marathi.

Here are some of the comments posted by X users:

• “Italian bollo na phir!”
• “wtf what is the problem of them why they keep want people to speak in marathi not everyone can speak marathi like wtf.”
• “Still I think corona kam dangerous tha. Or hume china us ko beat karna h aise hoga lage raho isi tarah ki bakchodi me. State-wise ye bimari fel rahi h like seriously country is fighting with enemy and inko ye sab karna h.”
• “Bheekh mangne ka tarika thoda casual nhi hai?”
• “Literally we are fighting over these pitty issues we all respect shivaji maharaj and marathi language but why the element of force is there? Is Maharaj shivaji fought for this hindavi swarajya. Please yaar respect the diversity we are one our philosophy is aham brahmasmi.”