Jawahar, a techie who was laid off from his job at Blah Technologies for under-performance, has blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the situation, in what he terms as fascism and brazen intolerance towards his liberal views.

“It is obvious as to why I have been laid off. First, the iron-hearted savior of environment, Priya Pillai. Then, the steel-nerved righteous activist Teesta Setalvad. Then, the divine, extraordinary Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. By targeting me today and getting me laid off, the PM is sending a brazen, deadly and petrifying message – that no liberal, however big or small, shall be spared. India has just entered its worst phase. Liberalism is being murdered. The very core tenets on which our country was founded in 1947, by Pt. Nehru and others are being crushed,” Jawahar told The UnReal Times.

Blah Technologies, however, stated that the decision was taken on grounds of performance lag. “He hasn’t written any code in the past few months. The only thing he has been doing all day is tweet about how Hindus were destroying some ‘fabric’ of India. He even bunked office for attending some litfests and catching up with liberals there. It isn’t like we didn’t warn him earlier. When we warned him, he replied ‘I know! This is the most striking proof that Modi has been reading my tweets. He’s asking you guys to make me work more, thinking I will give up my cause. But let me say it aloud: I will fight for liberalism, pluralism, inclusiveness and humanity till the last breath of my life!’ We waited for another week, before deciding to hand him over his pink slip,” a HR executive from Blah said.

“This is happening to me despite me having the misfortune of being a Hindu! Imagine if I were from a minority community or if I were a woman! At this rate, thanks to being so emboldened by their Prime Minister in Narendra Modi, these regressive Hindutvawaadis will know no end! India is sinking, it is in danger of destruction and if this isn’t a loud SOS cry to the world for help, nothing else can be!” Jawahar added.

The news has brought shock to liberals all over the world, who have now begun a petition on Change.Org to Blah Technologies to take Jawahar back. The petition has already been signed from liberal intellectuals like Noam Chomsky, Romila Thapar, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah, Tushar Gandhi, Ram Guha and so on. Jawahar has also found support in a New York Times editorial, that demanded that Modi act immediately on such Hindu “militancy.”

Meanwhile, Bengaluru Police have confirmed that a few ruffians, caught red-handed in a drug racket bust, have also declared themselves as liberals and begun to blame PM Modi, in a bid to garner worldwide support.