#BoycottMcDonalds: After Zomato, McDonalds India burns its fingers on Twitter over halal meat

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#BoycottMcDonalds has been trending ever since the official Twitter handle of the food chain confirmed that it uses only halal meat.

McDonalds India had posted some tweets in response to a query from a fellow user of the social media platform, who had enquired about the kind of meat they serve. The Twitter user who goes by the name @hibailyas89 had asked if their outlets in India are halal certified.

However, when the fast-food joint replied in the positive, saying the meat they serve is always halal and of the highest quality, it ruffled the wrong feathers of several Indian netizens and #BoycottMcDonalds started trending.

Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's India. We truly appreciate this opportunity to respond to your comments.
The meat that we use, across our restaurants, is of the highest quality and is sourced from government-approved suppliers who are HACCP certified. (1/2)

— McDonald's India (@mcdonaldsindia) August 22, 2019

All our restaurants have HALAL certificates. You can ask the respective restaurant Managers to show you the certificate for your satisfaction and confirmation. (2/2)

— McDonald's India (@mcdonaldsindia) August 22, 2019

Twitter users started calling out McDonald's for serving halal meat in a Muslim minority country like India. However, some people also came out in support of the food joint, saying it respects religious sentiments and hence never sold pork or beef in India. Here are some of the reactions.

Time to meat-eating Hindus & Sikhs to #boycottmcdonalds and demand cruelty-free meat without the karmic consequences of animal torture. https://t.co/KcjUD6fDX5

— Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) August 23, 2019

This is a Blatant and Intentional Assault on Hindu Beliefs.

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India is 80% Hindu, and there 4% Jain, Sikhs & Buddhists in addition to it. But, McDonalds had betrayed all these 84% people just to appease the 14% Muslims.

It's time People of all Indian Religions #BoycottMcDonalds. https://t.co/bboEgceDeG

— Rajan V M | राजन | ராஜன்

With what shameless glee is @mcdonaldsindia telling that they sell "Halal" certified meat in a country which has 79% Hindus .
What a disgrace that you are forcing halal to ur majority hindu & sikh customers who would want to have jhatka meat
Shame!#BoycottMcDonalds pic.twitter.com/AYWWot7kUh

— Ritu (सत्यसाधक) #EqualRightsForHindus (@RituRathaur) August 23, 2019