SDPI Condemns Orchestrated Hate Campaign in Nashik TCS Case

Yasmin Farooqui, National General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India, has strongly condemned the vicious hate campaign and the orchestrated case alleging sexual harassment and religious coercion at the TCS BPO unit in Nashik. She stated that the developments point to a pre planned conspiracy aimed at defaming innocent Muslim youth, polarising the workplace, and reviving the dangerous “love jihad” narrative often deployed to target minorities. She further observed that right wing Hindutva social media handles have aggressively pushed a so called “corporate jihad” theory, spreading misinformation and communal hostility across digital platforms and television debates to manufacture outrage and intimidate the Muslim community.

Farooqui said that families of the accused have exposed how a personal matter was escalated into a wider controversy through the involvement of Bajrang Dal. What began as routine workplace issues has been distorted through selective leaks, exaggerated claims of forced conversions, and baseless allegations of coercion. She clarified that the portrayal of Nida Khan as a mastermind and senior HR official is entirely false, noting that TCS has confirmed she is neither an HR manager nor involved in recruitment, but works as a process associate. Her family has also stated that she is currently in Mumbai at her marital home, expecting her first child, and is not absconding but willing to cooperate with the investigation, even as misinformation continues to target her and her family.

Expressing concern over the reported 40 day undercover operation, the arrests, and the sudden involvement of multiple agencies, Farooqui said these developments raise serious questions about bias and intent. She pointed out that TCS has stated its internal POSH and ethics mechanisms recorded no such complaints, casting doubt on the timing and motives behind the FIRs. Referring to the findings of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights after its fact finding visit to Nashik, she noted that the ground reality differs significantly from the media narrative and suggests a routine legal dispute rather than organised wrongdoing. Farooqui demanded an immediate and impartial investigation free from communal prejudice, the release of all arrested employees, and strict action against those spreading hatred and falsehoods, while urging all secular forces to reject this divisive campaign.