Re: Flats For Sale, No Muslims Plz
this is exactly right. it’s very misleading to characterize this as a communal issue. building societies wanting to rent only to “people like us” is the real issue - it’s just more provocative to pretend this is a hindu-muslim thing. you are just as likely to be rejected for not being a marwadi or a vegetarian. for one reason or another, someone like me would be rejected from most buildings that a muslim would be rejected from. btw, this problem is applicable only to older buildings with housing societies. the real estate market is now dominated by modern high rises that are open to anyone.
either way, it is absolutely insane to think emraan hashmi or shabana azmi are unable to get flats in mumbai because they are muslims. do people think wealthy muslims are forced to live in some second-rate muslims-only areas of the city? no, they live in the most exclusive neighborhoods in the most exclusive buildings in mumbai. and you can be sure they chose from dozens of options.