‘Not Hindu Enough’: Western Union’s Alleged Racism Angers Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh’s fiance Hezel Keech was allegedly denied money transfer as her name was not ‘Hindu enough’.

Being a Hindu apparently comes with many privileges. Transferring money for instance; it is a fact universally acknowledged that any monetary or non-monetary dealing involving humans can only be successful if it is taking place between two Hindus. Everyone else will be dismissed.

Let’s take Yuvraj Singh’s fiance’s case. Hazel Keech wanted to transfer money via Western Union Money Transfer and was apparently denied the permission to do so because her name was not ‘Hindu enough’.

Here’s how the issue panned out:

Mr Peeyush Sharma @WesternUnion in Jaipur is the most racist person ive met and refused to give money because my name is not "Hindu" enough

— Hazel Keech (@hazelkeech) August 30, 2016

Im sickened by the attitude of these people,in front of my HINDU mother + my muslim friend @1NS1A #outrage #racism https://t.co/Rq7eIyEcWG

— Hazel Keech (@hazelkeech) August 30, 2016

My name is Hazel Keech. i am Hindu born/raise. But why does dat matter at @WesternUnion whether2 give me money or no https://t.co/jF7XIzm6Yu

— Hazel Keech (@hazelkeech) August 30, 2016

shocking behaviour this is @WesternUnion We all are human beings is that not enough racial discrimination will not be tolerated @hazelkeech

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 30, 2016

Mr Piyush Sharma @WesternUnion in Jaipur this behaviour will not be tolerated,we would expect some serious action to be taken against him !

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 30, 2016

Western Union’s Response

Western Union later offered a statement, saying that they regretted the incident and that the matter was under investigation.

We are proud to serve Customers in more than 200 countries and we do consider the diversity of our Customers, our employees and our agents as an asset that we value and advocate.

The statement added that in cases of personal cross-border remittances, “regulators expect that the relationship between the sender and receiver is established prior to payout.”

Western Union added: 

We are pleased that Ms Keech received her remittance at another agent location. We value the trust that she and other consumers place in Western Union.