Surprising! Kolkata mall does not allow people in dhoti or lungi, man finds out the hard way

A man was allegedly denied entering Kolkata's Quest Mall for wearing a 'dhoti' on Saturday.

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New Delhi: A man was allegedly denied entering Kolkata's Quest Mall for wearing a 'dhoti' which is a traditional Indian dress on Saturday.

According to his friend Debleena Sen, who was with him during the incident, said he was 'respectably dressed', reported the Times of India.

"Yet another incident. After a series of restaurants it's now a mall refusing entry to someone. A man wearing a dhoti and kurta was not allowed to enter Quest Mall in Kolkata today. Apparently wearing dhoti or lungi isn't allowed in this particular mall anymore," read a Facebook post of Debleena, a Kolkata-based actor.

She further said, "This form of racial profiling has induced in our society so much that it's disgusting."

"The guards outside stopped him and confirmed with someone over the Walky-talky and then let him enter only because the man in question argued in 'English'. When inside we approached the management team there and the man clearly stated that they 'Do not allow' people wearing dhoti and lungi to enter," added Sen in her post. 

"Further more when the manager of the place (some woman) came in and sat down to talk asked me strictly that I cannot video record anything even though I clearly have the right to record anything in a public space.

"That's when we decided it's best to leave the place to rot. I will not keep quiet anymore and will question the authority," her post concluded.