#RejectZomato trends on Twitter after customer asked to know Hindi. Company replies
India Today
The hashtag #RejectZomato started trending on Twitter furiously after the tweet went viral. Zomato’s customer care has issued an apology and termed the incident as “unacceptable".
Online food delivery platform Zomato has been on the receiving end of strong criticism from netizens after a customer shared a Twitter post where he was asked by a company executive to “know Hindi”. Ordered food in zomato and an item was missed. Customer care says amount can't be refunded as I didn't know Hindi. Also takes lesson that being an Indian I should know Hindi. Tagged me a liar as he didn't know Tamil. @zomato not the way you talk to a customer. @zomatocare pic.twitter.com/gJ04DNKM7w Hi Vikash, this is unacceptable. We'd like to get this checked ASAP, could you please share your registered contact number via a private message? https://t.co/jcTFuGSv2G Never try to impose Hindi @zomato . You send notifications on regional language, but for service do we need learn Hindi ? #Reject_Zomato#HindiIsNotNationalLanguage pic.twitter.com/kdQhV9IuXS Who said Hindi is our national language???@zomato @zomatocare #Reject_Zomato#Reject_Zomato pic.twitter.com/Byb3a8mzmX #Reject_Zomato #RejectZomatoThere is no national language for India. #Reject_ZomatoHindi is national language since when?Strongly as a nation with all 22 languages given in 8th schedule is fine not just "ONE" withadvancement of technology language barriers and the need of one language for one nation makes no sense.#stopHindiImposition pic.twitter.com/rkAqY5z15z
The post, shared by a Twitter user from Tamil Nadu named Vikash, has now gone viral with thousands of reactions denouncing Hindi as a national language. The hashtag #RejectZomato started trending on Twitter furiously after the tweet went viral. Zomato’s customer care has issued an apology and termed the incident as “unacceptable".