Indian restaurant owner in London begs public for help after Gaza video backlash
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London Indian restaurant owner Harman Singh Kapoor has appealed for public support after facing a wave of negative reviews and a cyberattack on his business, following a video in which he questioned why a building remained standing in Gaza.
Kapoor, a Sikh restaurateur who runs the non-halal Indian eatery Singh’s Dining in London, posted the controversial clip in late September.
Holding up a phone displaying an aerial image of a structure circled in red—identified in accompanying footage as Al-Qadisia Girls School, which he claimed was being used as an ‘Israeli’ base—he addressed ‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military.
“Now I am asking Bibi and Israel Defense Force… why the f**k this building is still standing in Gaza,” he said.
Days after urging Netanyahu to 'DESTROY EVERY HOUSE' in Gaza, Indian business owner Harman Singh Kapoor says he needs help saving his London as it faces shutdown amid a wave of bad reviews. https://t.co/9fBrtZEdk0
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The video drew widespread criticism online, particularly from pro-Palestine users who viewed it as mocking the destruction in Gaza.
Many responded by flooding the restaurant’s Google reviews with one-star ratings.
Kapoor’s website was later taken down in what he described as a cyberattack preventing online bookings.
On 12 October, Kapoor released a video appeal.
“Today, I’m swallowing my pride and asking for your help to save my restaurant,” he said. “Running a restaurant is more than a business to me. It’s my passion, my livelihood… We’re facing one of our hardest times. Right now, Google is accepting only 1-star fake reviews, while genuine 5-star reviews from customers are not being accepted… With outstanding rent and our landlord threatening court proceedings, the pressure is unbearable.”
He urged people to book tables, visit, share his post, and leave honest reviews, stressing that Singh’s Dining is “proud to be a non-Halal restaurant.”
In a follow-up, he confirmed the site had crashed and insisted: “WE ARE NOT CLOSING! We remain open until I personally announce otherwise… Please walk in and support us.”
This is not Kapoor’s first business setback. Earlier in 2026 he closed his previous Hammersmith restaurant, Rangrez, after 16 years, citing rising costs, online harassment, alleged attacks by groups he identified as Pakistanis, and insufficient support from the Metropolitan Police.
He has long been outspoken against what he claims and calls “radical elements,” refused to serve halal meat on religious grounds, and faced accusations of inflammatory language toward Muslim communities.
Critics online have linked the current boycott directly to the Gaza video.
One user wrote, “He mocked the suffering of kids in Gaza.”
Another, identifying as Sikh, said: “As a Sikh myself, I WANT this pig to be punished for his behaviour!! … People, please boycott this vile man out of business!”
