Zomato apologises for banana chips post: ‘someone brought drugs to office’

Zomato shared this image on X. (Image credit: @ravihanda/X)

Zomato on Wednesday apologised after it shared a social media post on banana chips, tagging the police in Gurgaon, where its headquarters is based.

In what was meant to be a cheeky post on X (formerly Twitter), Zomato shared an image of a packet of banana chips placed on a desk at its office. Next to it was a computer screen with “HELPPP!!!” typed out in jumbo font size.

“Hello @gurgaonpolice someone brought drugs to office,” Zomato wrote, referring to the highly addictive nature of banana chips.

Sharing a screenshot of the post, X user Ravi Handa slammed Zomato for what he described as “irresponsible behavior from a listed company”.

“They should not be tagging police handles just to score some likes or RTs on social media. Now someone from Gurgaon Police will have to respond to this and waste resources which could be better used elsewhere,” he wrote.

In an hour, Zomato responded to him, agreeing with his views. Apologising, the food delivery giant said it has realised that the post was “irresponsible and unnecessary”.

“Hi Ravi, you’re right. Reading it from another lens, we realised it’s an irresponsible and unnecessary tweet. We’ve taken it down and sincerely apologise,” Zomato’s customer support handle wrote.

Hi Ravi, you’re right. Reading it from another lens, we realized its an irresponsible and unnecessary tweet. We’ve taken it down and sincerely apologise.

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— zomato care (@zomatocare) September 20, 2023

Zomato routinely posts funny takes on topical events such as cricket matches and festivals.

On Ganesh Chaturthi, it shared a meme with featuring modaks and a scene from the cult Hindi comedy “Hera Pheri”. Zomato also did not miss sharing funny posts around the Asia Cup final match in which India trashed Sri Lanka.