#BoycottMcDonalds trends on Twitter as the war between HALAL and Jhatka fuels

Paawan Sunam

23 Aug 2019 00:00 IST

Updated On 23 Aug 2019 13:12 IST

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McDonald's India faces the fury of users as they address the issue of a customer concerning the meat they use.

The concerned tweet isn't unavailable anymore but by the looks of McDonald's India's tweet it was a customer concerned about the kind of meat the franchise uses.

McDonald's India's response about all of their restaurants being HALAL certified enraged a lot of Hindu users and before McDonald's would know, a wall of insults and criticism fell on it's face.

A few people tweeted saying they only prefer Jhatka meat and more of such notions like, "Is India an Islamic country?" and "Majority of your customer base in India are Hindus" came out.

Also Read: Zomato’s tweet about religion garners mix reactions

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. https://t.co/ySGeo7Cxec
— ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (@HasdaaPunjab) August 23, 2019

Na.. I've always called out @KFC_India for their obsession with #Halal meat. @kfc has to address the grievances of 80% of their customers in #India who don't prefer #HalalChicken. Also its time for customers to be upright and demand #jhatka meat.#BoycottKFC
— Nitesh Naik (@iamniteshnaik) August 22, 2019

Is India a Islamic country @mygovindia @PMOIndia What sort of sickularism & appeasement is this?? #boycottmcdonalds
— Anu Tyagi Parashar (@AnuParashar) August 23, 2019

Why Islamic practice is being imposed on non-believers? Why no Jhatka?
— abhi (@_inSearch_) August 23, 2019

That means @mcdonaldsindia is forcing halal meat on Hindus &Sikhs without them being given informed choice in the matter. They should be required to display this information prominently in every outlet. https://t.co/oXLnAh8git
— Madhu Purnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) August 23, 2019

Recently, Zomato India had faced a similar backlash on a tweet with religious context. Although partly people were rooting for the company too.

We may not know if the trend is going to affect the company's sales but it surely has affected their brand image and online presence.

#BoycottMcDonalds has been trending in the Top 5, as of today.

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