# US cleaning firm owner says he shuns Indian callers, faces probe 2026-08-16T17:58:00+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A North Carolina cleaning business owner, Robert Nolen, has sparked outrage after posting on X that he instructs his staff not to count Indian callers as potential leads. "They were Indian so we didn't count them as a lead," he wrote, adding that his team had also discussed changing prices to discourage Indian customers. In another post, he stated, "We don't want your business." The Indian American Advocacy Council (IAAC) is now reviewing Nolen's public statements and seeking accounts from Indian customers, applicants, workers, and contractors who believe they faced discrimination. The IAAC said the statements could raise legal concerns if they reflect actual business practices. It also cited Charlotte rules that prohibit businesses from denying services or indicating customers are unwelcome based on national origin or ethnicity. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Charlotte, Indian American Advocacy Council, North Carolina, Robert Nolen Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-cleaning-firm-owner-says-he-shuns-indian-callers-faces-probe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-cleaning-firm-owner-says-he-shuns-indian-callers-faces-probe/#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 report 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. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/