Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal said a viral document suggesting restrictions on bindi and tilak was outdated and not current policy. The document, which allowed hijab but barred certain Hindu symbols, sparked backlash online. Bansal apologised and said the company permits all forms of respectful religious expression.
As the TCS Nashik case is grabbing headlines across the country with allegations of sexual exploitation and forced religious conversion another document has now cropped up on the Internet about Lenskart's policies for 'acceptable dress code' for their employees. A user on X shared an internal document showcasing discriminatory grooming rules at Lenskart.
In a detailed X post, Vaidya pointed out that the company's official Style Guide (Version 11.1, dated February 2) explicitly permitted hijab for female employees while strictly prohibiting visible Hindu symbols like bindi, tilak, and kalawa.
The document, hosted on Scribd, was labelled as internal training material for Lenskart staff.
According to the leaked guide, the policy listed 'hijab' under acceptable head coverings but barred 'bindi/tilak/kalawa' from being visible. Vaidya questioned founder and CEO Peyush Bansal directly, asking why an Indian company in a Hindu-majority nation would enforce such a lopsided rule. The post quickly went viral, triggering widespread outrage and accusations of selective secularism and anti-Hindu bias in corporate India.
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