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Mohammad Deepak: The Hindu who stood up for a Muslim and became a hero in India
- On 26 January, a Hindu gym owner in Kotdwar intervened to stop Bajrang Dal activists from heckling an elderly Muslim shopkeeper, and the confrontation was filmed.
- Faced with demands to remove 'Baba' from his shop sign, the elderly owner was pressured by Bajrang Dal activists, and Deepak intervened, identifying himself to assert that "everyone has the right to stay here".
- A short video he shared on 29 January has more than five million likes, boosting his Instagram following as Rahul Gandhi and Indian Express hailed him as a symbol of India's pluralism.
- More than 150 Bajrang Dal supporters protested outside his gym, he received death threats, and gym membership fell to 15, causing financial worries.
- Supporters across India offered to buy memberships to help the gym after threats, with opposition MP John Brittas calling Deepak 'a beacon of hope in the struggle against Hindutva communalism.
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The Independent (US)India rallies around Hindu gym owner facing death threats for protecting Muslim man
A moment from his video, in which he tells a crowd he is ‘Mohammad Deepak’, has become a rallying point for advocates of religious unity
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Mohammad Deepak, who runs Hulk Gym in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, has suffered significant losses following a controversy. The gym's membership has dwindled to 12 to 15 members. Now, about 12 senior Supreme Court lawyers have come to Deepak's aid by signing up for a year's membership.
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