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- Karthik Shenoy, the CEO of A1 Sports World in Bengaluru, announced on social media that his company will no longer hire male candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
- The decision followed an incident where a male employee from one of these states allegedly behaved inappropriately toward female colleagues.
- The CEO stated the policy is intended to ensure the safety and well-being of female staff.
- Social media users have criticized the move, calling it unprofessional and discriminatory, while the CEO has defended his company's right to set its own hiring rules.
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- Potential legal repercussions or labor law violations regarding the hiring policy
- Further public and social media reaction to the company's hiring stance
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Karthik Shenoy
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“We will not hire any male candidates in our company who come from these 4 states in north india… 1. Uttar Pradesh. 2. Rajasthan. 3. Bihar. 4. Madhya Pradesh.”
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…ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರು ಇದನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಬರೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಎಕ್ಸ್ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ Im sorry for this… But today we have made it very clear after lengthy discussion and quarrel… We will not hire any male candidates in our company who come from these 4 states in north india… 1. Uttar Pradesh. 2. Rajasthan. 3. Bihar. 4. Madhya Pradesh. We do have 1 Rajasthani already working for us. She has 100% supposed this. — Karthik SG (@kkarthikkgs) September 22, 2026 ಕಂಪನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆಯನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸಿದ ಸಿಇಒ ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀಡಿದ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರಾಜ್ಯವೊಂದರ ಪುರುಷ…
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