The halal and jhatka meat row has recently hit McDonalds India now after Zomato. There’s been a storm of backlash tweets on twitter regarding the matter. Over the debate of halal and jhatka meat being served in Indian restaurants The McDonalds India is also now getting criticism on Twitter.
Also, a Twitter user recently asked McDonalds India whether restaurants in India have a halal certificate or not.
For this the company replied that all their restaurants in India have a halal certificate along with this they also added that the meat they use is of the highest quality which is being certified by HACCP.
The company tweeted in the response of the query, “Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald’s India. We truly appreciate this opportunity to respond to your comments.
@mcdonaldsindia Is McDonald’s in India halal certified?
— hibailyas (@hibailyas89) August 22, 2019
The meat that we use, across our restaurants, is of the highest quality and is sourced from government-approved suppliers who are HACCP certified.”
The tweet further added, “All our restaurants have HALAL certificates. You can ask the respective restaurant Managers to show you the certificate for your satisfaction and confirmation.”
As soon as the tweet was posted by the company, the reply got an instant criticism for serving halal meat to Hindu and Sikh customers who prefer jhatka meat.
Within few minutes hashtag BoycottMcDonalds started trending online with people calling out and criticizing McDonald’s for serving halal meat in a country which has the majority of non-Muslim community.
Some of the reactions and criticism from the general public on twitter are as follows:
“Go To Hell, then. We Hindus only have JHATKA MEAT, Will educate others as well to not have any Non Veg Food From your chain. If you not want to end up like ZOMATO, ensure that JHATKA MEAT is served. Else, embrace for Financial Loss.”
“Immediately #boycottmcdonalds, u have prooved food has religion.”
“Thanks for the info what about jhatka meat which we Hindus eat either start serving or we ain’t gonna come to ur outlets ever #boycottmcdonalds”
“Ok, say bye to all your Hindu and Sikh customers. Halal is most cruel way if hurting and killing an animal. No Hindu or Sikh will approve that cruelty towards animals. #BoycottMcDonalds #SayNoToHalal”
For the ones who don’t know much about these two terms, Jhatka, is the meat from an animal which is killed instantly and is according to the kind of animal slaughter which has been followed in Hinduism and Sikhism. While Halal meat on the other hand, is associated with Islamic dietary laws, and the meat is processed as well as prepared as per to the requirements.
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