Lucknow’s quintessential Tunday Kababi will remain closed due to the nationwide lockdown during the month of Ramadan this year. This never happened in the past 115 years.
Mohammad Usman whose grandfather had established this restaurant in old Lucknow in the year 1905, said, “It is very sad that this time people will not be able to visit”.
“For the first time in many years, the shop has remained closed especially at a time of Ramzan when the shop remains open till 2 in the morning. I am missing the tunday kabab very much. But once the lockdown is over, it would be business as usual,” Adil, a customer said.
Another customer said “I hope that the pandemic gets over very soon so that things come back to normal and the shop can reopen. This shop is the pride of Lucknow,” he added.
This time of the year is considered as the holy month of Muslims. The scenario will be different this time as the local mosques will remain closed and people will be celebrating at their homes instead.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Uttar Pradesh has a total of 1,604 COVID-19 cases of which, 206 patients have recovered while 24 patients have lost their lives due to the deadly virus.
