Zomato-Swara Controversy: Today, Zomato starts taking over all the trends on social media. This is because of a Tweet from a Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker. In her tweet, Swara request Zomato to take down its Ads from Republic Bharat TV. Since Swara alleged Republic Bharat TV for spreading communal hatred.
Swara quotes a video clip of Republic Channel. In that tweet the actress wrote;
“Hey @zomato I’m your regular customer, do u plan to #DefundTheHate & pull your ads from hate espousing channels like Republic Bharat? I’m not okay with my money even indirectly funding this kind of communal bigoted hate! Pls, let your consumers know.”
Hey @zomatoin @zomato @deepigoyal I’m your regular customer.. do u plan to #DefundTheHate & pull your ads from hate espousing channels like @Republic_Bharat ? I’m not okay with my money even indirectly funding this kind of communal bigoted hate! Pls let your consumers know.. https://t.co/mMacP8IawZ
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) November 18, 2020
However, Swara Bhasker is well-known for raising her voice against the establishment and all. And she also gets the limelight for flicking off the legion of trolls who attack her on Twitter.
Zomato Reply On Swara Bhasker’s Tweet
But this time, the people start raising this issue when Zomato lands into the conversation. As Zomato replies to Swara’s Tweet and wrote;
“Hi, Swara, please note, we don’t endorse any content except our own. That being said, we are looking into this.”
Hi Swara, please note, we don’t endorse any content except our own. That being said, we are looking into this.
— zomato care (@zomatocare) November 18, 2020
After this tweet from Zomato, many people on the micro-blogging site starts defending the news channel. And they also criticise Zomato for its such reply.
Meanwhile, it seems like now the swords pulled from both ends. As people from both ends tweeting their view on the same. In the same row one user wrote;
“For responding to an unreasonable demand by a person who fanned communal passions, deleting Zomato app. Anyway good for health too.”
For responding to an unreasonable demand by a person who fanned communal passions, deleting Zomato app. Anyway good for health too https://t.co/WT2mBwkmPT
— Swati Goel Sharma (@swati_gs) November 18, 2020
