#BoycottUberEats trends on Twitter after Uber Eats backs Zomato
On Thursday, even as the outrage raged over a Twitter user’s demand for a Hindu delivery boy, Uber Eats also became entangled in the controversy after it promised to back their fellow food aggregator.
On Thursday, even as the outrage raged over a Twitter user’s demand for a Hindu delivery boy, Uber Eats also became entangled in the controversy after it promised to back their fellow food aggregator.
Uber Eats wrote on Twitter: “Zomato, we stand by you.”
This appeared to irk a lot of Twitter users who started the trend #BoycottUberEats.
The Zomato controversy has created quite a buzz on Twitter. Netizens stand divided on the social media platform. Where many slammed Amit Shukla, a customer who refused to accept food from the hands of a Muslim delivery boy, others sided with him.The controversy broke after Shukla refused to accept the food he ordered through Zomato. He in a tweet claimed that Zomato sent a "non-hindu" delivery boy and hence he could not accept food from him.The customer tweeted to Zomato recently saying, "Just cancelled an order on @ZomatoIN they allocated a non-Hindu rider for my food they said they can't change rider and can't refund on cancellation I said you can't force me to take a delivery I don't want don't refund just cancel."His tweet soon went viral and in response to his bizarre request, the company tweeted, "Food doesn't have a religion. It is a religion."People in support of Amit tweeted with hashtags #IStandWithAmit and #boycottzomato while several others including celebrities supported the food delivery platform by tweeting with #Zomato.A Twitter user Mishra Prakash tweeted, "#boycottzomato spreading love zihad by sending muslim boys to hindu boys knowingly look at its hypocrisy in name of religion."
Sharing the screenshot of uninstalling Zomato app from his phone, a user Rishabh Sharma said his only religion is 'Sanatan'"#IStandWithAmit #boycotZomato I Did my part !! I have only one religion thats Sanatan. Not food zomato. Keep ur double standards to yourself," he tweeted.
A user Rahul Kumar accused Zomato of double standards in treating in Hindus and Muslims. "Double standard #Zomato your #polkhol is being done today. If Muslim is customer then "We will look into matter and If Hindu does complain then giving"Gyan" "Food doesn't have a religion" f**k you... Zomato," he said.
Actress Swara Bhaskar also stood up in support of Zomato."Kudos 2 u Mr. Goyal ! @deepigoyal THANK YOU for standing up for the real idea of #India & true Indian values! You are a true citizen & patriot. More power to u!! @ZomatoIN @Zomato I hope larger corporations who in the past haven't had the courage 2 stand up to trolls learn!" she tweeted.
"Proud of u @ZomatoIN ! I'm so proud that I use ur amazing service oh so often ! Gonna become a gold member NOW !!! Love n respect !! Only if morons had real faith ! They would know to embrace n love !," Actress Gauhar Khan tweeted.
BJP’s Baijayant Panda wrote: “#Zomato is right to deny a customer's request for a delivery person of a diffrt religion. But wrong (& hypocritical) to claim it dsn't mix religion with food. It fusses over religious clients' halal/Jain food. Curious if it does for all, eg a religious Sikh wanting non halal meat.”
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he will start ordering from Zomato after the food delivery company refused to resolve a customer's complaint about being assigned a Muslim delivery executive for his order.
"I have not ordered food so far, but I think I will do so now from Zomato," Chidambaram said on Twitter.
His response came after the company responded to its customer saying, "Food doesn't have a religion. It is a religion." The tweet was liked by several thousands and 'Zomato' was trending on Twitter after the response.
Meanwhile, Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi also weighed in on Twitter: