Controversy Over Virat Kohli’s Restaurant Chain One8 Commune, Faces Backlash; Here's Why 
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Controversy Over Virat Kohli’s Restaurant Chain One8 Commune, Faces Backlash; Here's Why

One8 Commune, a restaurant chain founded by Virat Kohli, attracted a lot of criticism after its Zomato description stated, "Stags not allowed." Following suit, the LGBTQIA+ advocacy group 'Yes, We Exist' accused the restaurant chain of discrimination and demanded that it make the "required modifications as soon as possible.”

After Indian player Virat Kohli was involved in a controversy over the admittance of 'gay' persons into his restaurant 'One8 commune,' netizens said it was 'quite shameful.' The star cricketer has a restaurant franchise with locations in Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata. "Stags are not allowed," their Zomato listings state. This sparked outrage among netizens, who accused Kohli of discrimination. 


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On social media, he was chastised and told that his behaviour was wrong. Following the criticism, the LGBTQIA+ activity group 'Yes, We Exist' demanded that the restaurant chain make the 'necessary changes as soon as possible.’


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The LGBTQIA+ activity group with the account ‘yesweexistindia’ wrote on Instagram, "@virat.kohli you are probably not aware of this, but your restaurant @one8.commune in Pune discriminates against LGBTQIA+ guests. The other branches too have a similar policy. This is unexpected and unacceptable. Hope you make necessary changes asap. @deepigoyal @zomato - either do a better job at sensitising restaurants or stop providing your platform to businesses that discriminate”.


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