Bhubaneswar: The Mahindra Group has condemned the “undignified and highly inappropriate” message allegedly sent by an employee to an MP from Odisha.
In a post on X, the group said that the matter has been taken with utmost seriousness and initiated an immediate investigation into it. “We have been made aware of certain undignified and highly inappropriate messages allegedly made by one of our employees towards a political leader on Facebook. The Mahindra Group has always enshrined the importance of human dignity from its very foundation and believes in upholding an environment of respect, with no tolerance for any breaches of these principles,” the company said in its statement.
The Anand Mahindra-led firm also said an immediate investigation was being conducted. “Should the allegations be validated, strict action will be taken in accordance with our code of conduct and values,” the statement added.
An employee of the company had allegedly threatened to “rape and kill” BJD MP Sulata Deo over her Facebook post demanding the state government’s response on the leaked videographed statement of Balanga girl, who died of burn injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Delhi earlier this month.
The BJD MP shared screenshots of the threats issued by the Mahindra Group employee in a post on X, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Anand Mahindra and the Odisha Chief Minister. “A worker of Mahindra Company, Nasik…openly threatens a Woman MP to rape and kill. If this is the situation, imagine what happens to the unprivileged women of Odisha!!! This is for your necessary information and action,” Deo had posted on X on Sunday.
The MP further stated she would raise the matter during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.
Deo later acknowledged the company’s response and said it was “reassuring” to know that the company had started a probe. “I will not remain silent and fight to the core against this type of mindset against women and children. Waiting for the law agencies to take suo motu cognisance of the said matter,” she tweeted.
