LAHORE – A hashtag #BoycottMcDonalds is currently trending on Twitter ever since fast food major McDonald stated that all its restaurants serve halal meat.
Responding to a concern Twitter user, McDonald had tweeted that “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”.
“All our restaurants have HALAL certificates. You can ask the respective restaurant Managers to show you the certificate for your satisfaction and confirmation,” it said.
https://twitter.com/mcdonaldsindia/status/1164583979883753472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1164583979883753472&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsnation.in%2Foffbeat%2Fwhy-is-boycottmcdonalds-trending-zomato-halal-jhatka-meat-burger-article-235142.html
Soon the statement left several Twitter users agitated as they complained about targeting the company. Let’s have a look at some of the tweets:
https://twitter.com/birajanath/status/1164826757792296964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1164826757792296964&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findiablooms.com%2Fnews-details%2FN%2F53972%2Fhashtag-boycottmcdonalds-tends-on-twitter-after-fast-food-major-posts-on-halal-food.html
https://twitter.com/Silent_Budhha/status/1164872949456764929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1164872949456764929&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findiablooms.com%2Fnews-details%2FN%2F53972%2Fhashtag-boycottmcdonalds-tends-on-twitter-after-fast-food-major-posts-on-halal-food.html
https://twitter.com/ThAlkaSingh/status/1164855001866362880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1164855001866362880&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findiablooms.com%2Fnews-details%2FN%2F53972%2Fhashtag-boycottmcdonalds-tends-on-twitter-after-fast-food-major-posts-on-halal-food.html
https://twitter.com/iamniteshnaik/status/1164586470172176384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1164586470172176384&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findiablooms.com%2Fnews-details%2FN%2F53972%2Fhashtag-boycottmcdonalds-tends-on-twitter-after-fast-food-major-posts-on-halal-food.html
https://twitter.com/amaanthisside/status/1165019432437080065
https://twitter.com/kalyansubbu/status/1164954387426488321
https://twitter.com/Kathuria09/status/1165075160367370240
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