Delhi Confidential: Kotdwar Calling
Brittas visited the gym owned by ‘Mohammad Deepak’ (this is how he had identified himself to the mob that was making rounds on social media) and bought a year’s membership costing Rs 8,000, said sources close to the MP.
John Brittas with Vakeel Ahmed and Deepak Kumar in Kotdwar on Sunday. (Source: X/@JohnBrittas) CPIM Rajya Sabha member John Brittas had to reach out to his wallet multiple times on Sunday during a visit to Kotdwar in Uttarakhand where a man named Deepak Kumar recently stood up to a mob harassing a 70-year-old garment shop owner Vakeel Ahmed. Brittas, who is perhaps the first parliamen-tarian to visit the town after the row, visited the gym owned by ‘Mohammad Deepak’ (this is how he had identified himself to the mob that was making rounds on social media) and bought a year’s membership costing Rs 8,000, said sources close to the MP. Brittas also visited Ahmed’s garment shop and bought a saree worth Rs 1,000. He also walked around the town with Deepak and Ahmed, and had tea at a stall owned by Deepak’s mother. He also interacted with the locals and paid for everyone’s tea, it is learnt.
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