What Food Delivery Guys Think About Zomato Controversy

We spoke to food delivery agents to know what they think about the Zomato controversy.

Netizens are lauding food delivery app Zomato for taking a stand against bigotry after a customer cancelled the food order because the delivery boy was a Muslim. The customer named Pt Amit Shukla had tweeted to Zomato that he didn’t want his food to be delivered by a non-Hindu rider because of the Shravan month. However, Zomato chose not to refund or cancel his order and replied, “Food doesn’t have a religion. It is a religion.” Later company’s CEO Deepinder Goyal also weighed in with a tweet in which he stood by the company’s decision. “We are proud of the idea of India – and the diversity of our esteemed customers and partners. We aren’t sorry to lose any business that comes in the way of our values,” he tweeted.

The incident sparked a furore on social media. While many supported Zomato’s stand, some accused it of promoting bigotry and called for a movement to boycott it. Meanwhile, InUth spoke to a few delivery persons to know what they think about the whole controversy.

 

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