A recorded telephonic conversation allegedly involving PakWheels co-founder Sunil Munj has resulted in a heated debate online, with several users questioning why only part of the exchange was shared online.
As per the details, a viral video has shown the representative of a media outlet purportedly in conversation with Munj over the phone as he demands that she learned to speak like a professional.
The representative explained that she reached out on behalf of her organisation, prompting Munj to state, “If a 10,000-dollar fee doesn’t make sense to you, then go call Fawad Khan. Call him and sit him down.”
When the representative claimed she spoke politely, the man, purported to be Munj, can be heard asking about her salary. Upon learning she earns 60,000 rupees, the man retorts, “So what if I ask you ‘aapki shakal hai 60 hazar wali [What if I ask you if you deserve making 60 thousand]’?”
While a significant portion of the call was not released, the internet is wondering what the woman did for him to pass such a comment.
The video also showed the woman denying she made any comments on his appearance while he continues to ask who gave her the right to comment like that in the first place.
He further questioned why she called him, advising her to change her employer or CEO rather than arguing. If you go to buy something and the seller asks for 100,000 rupees and it doesn’t make sense to you, you move on, the man can be heard as saying.
“What’s the argument for?”
He then said that he had blocked her number on WhatsApp and would do the same on the current line.
Social media users quickly highlighted the missing context in the recording, noting that the woman edited out the earlier section of the call.
Journalist Maria Jadoon said that the clip appeared to have been leaked from the middle of the conversation and that viewers could not know what the woman had said before the man, purported to be Munj, became aggressive.
She also pointed to his repeated reference to the Rs60,000 face and said the earlier part could show whether she had said something similar.
Another user argued that the woman’s position as a colleague or journalist did not give her the right to pass off personal comments.
Several others also questioned the decision to only share part of the recording.
One user called the clip “an act of dishonesty” and said that the woman had left out something she said earlier. The user also criticised her for recording the call.
Another user wrote that the conversation appeared to involve attempted blackmail, assuming that the woman must have responded to the 10,000-dollar demand by saying, “Itnay ki aap ki shakal hai [Is your face worth that much]?”.
One wrote, “They have only posted the part where Sunil seems to be misbehaving. Also post the original conversation.”
Another user pointed to the beginning of the available recording, writing, “At the very start of the video, Mr. Munj is saying, ‘Do professionals talk like this?’ The matter will become clear once the full video is available.”
