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This Reply By Ola Cabs To A Customer Who Demanded A 'Hindu Driver' Will Make You Proud

This Reply By Ola Cabs To A Customer Who Demanded A 'Hindu Driver' Will Make You Proud

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When did you take a radio cab last? And when you did, did you think about your driver's religion?

While most of us would raise our eyebrows at such a question, Twitter user Seelam Veerapa Naidu found himself in the centre of a raging debate because he tweeted to Ola Cabs yesterday and demanded that they allow him to choose his drivers, because "being a Hindu, he preferred a Hindu driver".

@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, predictably, has been getting a lot of hate online, but Ola Cabs' reply to the tweet will make any Indian proud:

@SVeerapaNaidu Sorry, we do not discriminate against our drivers on the basis of their religion.

— Ola (@Olacabs) April 6, 2015

The Delhi government last month requested the Centre to block web-based apps of taxi operators Uber, Ola Cabs and TaxiForSure, alleging that these companies were not complying with a ban order imposed by it.

All app-based cab services were banned in the National Capital after a driver of Uber, the US-based online taxi-hailing company, was accused of raping a female passenger.

Meanwhile, Uber, a competitor, responded to Ola's tweet.

@Olacabs Well said, guys. #respect@SVeerapaNaidu

— Uber Delhi (@Uber_Delhi) April 7, 2015

@Uber_Delhi Thank you, appreciate it.

— Ola (@Olacabs) April 7, 2015

Naidu went on to explain himself.

@Olacabs Why Shld we see it as Discrimination instead of Customer Preference.

— Seelam Veerapa Naidu (@SVeerapaNaidu) April 6, 2015

And issued an apology, well sort of, to Ola.

@Olacabs My intention is not to hurt any one .

— Seelam Veerapa Naidu (@SVeerapaNaidu) April 7, 2015

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