has rubbished claims of religious bias within the organisation’s offices.
The controversy began after an advocate at the Bombay High Court, Ashutosh Dubey, put out a post on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) alleging that Tech Mahindra had declared its office pantry a “Footwear-Free Zone” till Ramzan for prayers and iftar.
“Colleagues asked to follow it in the name of ‘unity’,” said Dubey in his post.
Responding to this post, a Tech Mahindra spokesperson said, “This is with reference to recent social media posts alleging religious bias within Tech Mahindra. We take such concerns seriously and conducted an internal review, which found these claims to be inaccurate and unfounded. We confirm that the image titled ‘Footwear Free Zone’ is not from any of our offices, and the anonymous post regarding hiring practices is false.”
The company further stated that it is “committed to building an inclusive, respectful workplace where every individual is treated with dignity and fairness, without discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of religion.”
Tech Mahindra said it will continue to review its policies and processes to ensure that no coercive or inappropriate conduct is permitted or carried out in any manner.
The allegations surfaced after eight individuals in Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik office were accused of sexual assault and religious coercion.