'Marathi ban' update: Company reacts to controversy over LinkedIn post; netizens say, 'Nehru must be responsible'

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Gujarat-based company has issued a clarification after a job hiring LinkedIn post associated with the firm received severe backlash for barring Marathi applicants for the role.. In its recent post on LinkedIn, the Surat-based company, ITCODE Infotech called the previous post targeting the Marathi people ‘hateful’ and clarified that the freelance HR, who shared the post on LinkedIn is not “affiliated with our company in any capacity" The company also rejected any association with the HR and mentioned that the freelance HR already apologised for the controversial post. Also Read: ‘Parents demanding 65% of salary’ sparks online debate, netizens say ‘unreasonable, learn to say NO’ “The HR simply utilized the company name on LinkedIn, a platform open to anyone.

We have reached out to her for clarification, and she has since apologized and updated her current employment details, which you can verify. Additionally, we want to reiterate that we have not posted any job requirements recently. Please take note of this and refer to our previous hiring posts for verification," the company wrote in its LinkedIn post on Sunday.

Moreover, the company also shared a screenshot of the freelance HR's post apologising for the ‘Marathi ban’ post on LinkedIn. The company also said that it had contacted HR in the matter and sought clarification. The company also expressed its full cooperation with authorities in Gujarat and Maharashtra in case of any legal consequences of the controversy.

“Upon contacting the individual responsible for the post, we discovered it was for one of her freelance projects, unrelated to our company. She has clarified this in her response. We are fully committed to supporting the authorities in Gujarat and Maharashtra