Delhi BJP Councillor Apologises After Receiving Backlash For Threatening African Football Coach: ‘Meri Bhasha Shaili Se Agar...’

Following widespread criticism, BJP councillor Renu Chaudhary has apologised for allegedly threatening an African national. The incident occurred while a person of African origin was coaching children at a park in Delhi’s Pratapganj area. In a video that went viral a few days ago, she was seen confronting the football coach, telling him to “learn Hindi within a month or face consequences.”

After the backlash, Chaudhary deleted the original video from her social media account and later posted two new videos on Tuesday, December 23. In one of them, she apologised, saying her words were not intended to hurt anyone, and stated that any necessary facilities for children to play would be provided.

Renu Chaudhary Apologises For Her “Inappropriate” Language

“Kal se meri jo video kaafi viral chal rahi hai usme mera iraada kisi ko bhi thes pahunchane ka nahi tha. MCD park bacchon ki khelne ke liye hai aur unki coaching wagera ke liye hai. Wahan par jo bhi suvidha chahiye hongi humlog uplabdh karwayenge (My video, which has been going viral since yesterday, was not intended to hurt anyone. MCD Park is for children to play and for their coaching. Whatever facilities are required there, we will provide),” she said in her video.

She added, “Meri bhasha shaili se agar kisi ko bhi dikkat mehsoos huyi ya thes pahunchi, uske liye khed vyakt karti hun aur asha karti hun ki bacche aise hi park mein hamesha khelenge (I feel sorry for hurting anyone with my language. I hope children will continue to play in the park).”

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Renu Chaudhary Shares She Was Just “Fulfilling Her Duty” As A People’s Representative

In another clip, she explained that she visited the park in her capacity as a people’s representative after receiving complaints from local residents. Chaudhary mentioned that she was just fulfilling her duty. “Agar mere shabdo se kisi ko bhi dikkat huyi ho uske liye khed prakat karti hun (If my words have hurt someone, I express my regret for that),” she said.

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What Did Renu Chaudhary Say To The African Football Coach?

In the viral video, Chaudhary, a Municipal Corporation of Delhi councillor from Patparganj, confronted the football coach of African descent at a park in Mayur Vihar Phase I. She was captured aggressively confronting a group of people inside a public park and speaking loudly in Hindi, questioning why the foreign national has not learnt the language despite staying in India.

“Kyu nahi seekhi Hindi? Agar agle 1 mahine mein Hindi nahi seekhi, isse park cheen lo (Why haven’t you learnt Hindi? If he does not learn Hindi in the next one month, take the park away from him),” she said.

Chaudhary also claimed that she had raised the issue eight months earlier and links language to livelihood, saying, “Yaha ka paisa kha rahe ho toh mu mein bhi Hindi bolna seekho (If you are earning money here, then learn to speak Hindi as well).”

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva responded to the controversy. He said he had watched Chaudhary’s video and felt the language used by the councillor was inappropriate.