An Indian-origin man living in Canada landed in hot soup for his allegedly provocative comments on the local government¡¯s decision to allow mosques to broadcast?azaan or call to prayer.
Brampton mayor Patrick Brown tweeted that Ontario's noisebylaw which had been passed in 1984 only had exemptions for church bells.However, the exemptions are now being extended to all faiths.
?On April 30, PatrickBrown, the mayor of the city of Brampton, tweeted, "Our noise by laworiginally passed in 1984 only included an exemption for Church bells. It willnow include all faiths within the permitted hours & decibel levels. The Muslim community can proceed with the sunset azaan because it¡¯s 2020 & wetreat all faiths equally..."
To which the Indian-origin man named Ravi Hooda wrote, "What'snext? Separate lanes for camel & goat riders, allowing the slaughter of animalsat home in the name of sacrifice, bylaw requiring all women to cover themselvesfrom head to toe in tents to appease the piece fools for votes."
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Ravi Hooda, who since deleted the tweet and changed hisTwitter profile to private, is a real estate agent and immigration consultant.
Soon after Hooda¡¯s?derogatory views went? viral, Twitter users pointed out that he was an executive school council member at theMacville Public School located in the city of Bolton.
People complained about the tweet to the Peel DistrictSchool Board as Hooda was the school council chair for the Macville PublicSchool in Bolton City. The principal of the school uploaded a statement on thePeel school website on Tuesday, notifying that Hooda had been removed from theschool council.
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"Today, we were made aware of a disturbing,Islamophobic tweet that was written and shared by a member of our parentcommunity. We immediately conducted an investigation into the matter, as thecontent is a clear contravention of the Peel District School Board's Safe andAccepting Schools Policy 48. As a result, the individual is being removed fromthe role of School Council Chair and will not be able to participate on SchoolCouncil, in any capacity," the Macville Public School principal informed.
The Canadian branch of RE/MAX, a real estate company, was alsodragged into the controversy as Hooda had indicated on his website he wasassociated with the company. Remax Canada took cognizance of the matter andresponded saying that Hooda had been terminated.
Responding to a tweet from the Anti-Hate Network, RE/MAXtweeted, "We do not share nor support the views of Mr. Hooda. We canconfirm he has been terminated and is no longer affiliated with RE/MAX..."However, it is not clear when Hooda was terminated from RE/MAX.