# Mumbai flat owner apologises for ‘pure veg’ tenant demand 2026-08-16T14:15:17+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Bhavesh Kaware has apologised after he faced widespread criticism for insisting that only a "pure vegetarian" client could buy his Rs 6.5-crore flat in Mumbai. The demand, which he posted on social media, sparked outrage for being discriminatory. Kaware made the apology after meeting Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), at Shivteerth, the party headquarters in Mumbai, on Saturday. NDTV reports that Kaware's original post had also stated he would "own chicken shops" if he found a non-vegetarian buyer, a remark that drew sharp backlash. The incident has reignited debate in Mumbai's housing market over discriminatory practices by sellers, where preferences for certain communities or dietary habits are sometimes openly stated. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - ndtv.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:17:25+00:00. Tags: Bhavesh Kaware, MNS, Mumbai, Raj Thackeray Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mns-chief-raj-thackeray-accepts-apology-over-pure-veg-remark/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mns-chief-raj-thackeray-accepts-apology-over-pure-veg-remark/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/