The incident at a Lenskart store in Mumbai this week, where a Muslim BJP leader barged in, intimidated the Muslim manager, and applied a tilak on staff, cannot be brushed off as just another episode in the ongoing controversy over its alleged grooming policy. It was a stark example of how quickly public anger in India can escalate.

The incident at a Lenskart store in Mumbai this week, where a Muslim BJP leader barged in, intimidated the Muslim manager, and applied a tilak on staff, cannot be brushed off as just another episode in the ongoing controversy over its alleged grooming policy. It was a stark example of how quickly public anger in India can escalate.