A video showing a heated exchange between a passenger and a group of women singing bhajans on an Indian train has gone viral, triggering a debate on social media over public etiquette and religious expression. The man, who claimed he had not slept for the past 24 hours, requested the women to lower the volume, but his appeal was dismissed, leading to an argument.The video was originally shared on Instagram by a user identified as @tobeornottobe.69. It was later reshared widely across social media platforms.The clip begins with the man politely asking the group of women to keep the noise down, explaining that he had been unable to sleep for the last 24 hours. He says, "Aapki aastha ke liye kuch nahi bol raha main, par kal raat se nahi soya main."
("I'm not saying anything against your faith, but I haven't slept since last night.")However, one of the women responds, "Nahi soya toh hum kya karein, hum bhi raat ke aaye hue hain." ("If you haven't slept, what can we do? We also travelled through the night.")The man reiterates his point, saying, "Lekin yeh toh galat hai na, aap awaz kar rahe ho, shor kar rahe ho. Arre aap kuch toh daya dikhao. Aapko lag raha hai yeh sahi kar rahe ho?" ("But this isn't right, is it? You're making a lot of noise. Please have some consideration. Do you really think what you're doing is right?")Defending themselves, one of the women asks, "Bhagwan ka bhajan kar rahe hain, galat kar rahe hain?" ("We're singing devotional songs in praise of God. Is that wrong?")The man replies, "Arre toh aap shor karoge kya? Aapke ghar ke aage DJ bajaun, kaise lagega aapko?" ("So does that mean you can make as much noise as you want? How would you feel if I played loud DJ music outside your house?")The woman is then heard saying, "Zyada nahi bol rahe ho tum?" ("Aren't you talking a bit too much?") Following this, the group begins chanting, "Jai Mata Di."Later in the video, a person who appears to be a railway official can be heard warning the group, "Dobara complaint aayi, dusre station par utaar denge." ("If we receive another complaint, we'll make you get off at the next station.")The video was captioned, "I did file a complaint so that they don't do it again with someone else."
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