Rahul Meets Uttarakhand Mohammad Deepak 'Will Take Membership in Your Gym'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met Uttarakhand gym owner Deepak Kumar, who recently came into the spotlight after identifying himself as “Mohammad Deepak” during a confrontation over alleged harassment of a Muslim shopkeeper in Kotdwar. 

The meeting was held at 10, Janpath, the residence of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi. 

Congress leader Vaibhav Walia, Kumar, his friend Vijay Rawat and others were present. Kumar also briefly met Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi spoke to Kumar’s wife over the



phone.

In a Facebook post, Rahul Gandhi said, “Every human being is equal. This is Indianness, this is ‘mohabbat ki dukaan’. Meeting with brother Mohammad Deepak from Uttarakhand this same flame of unity and courage should burn in every Indian youth.”

Speaking to reporters, Kumar said Gandhi had invited him and appreciated his actions. “Rahul ji introduced me to Sonia ji and spoke with my wife over the phone. 

He told me that you have done a good job and that he will come to Kotdwar and take membership at my gym,” he said.