Restaurant giant KFC has found itself mired in a scandal when one of its Karnataka locations allegedly refused to play Kannada music at a customer’s request. The claims against KFC, which have caused the hashtag #RejectKFC to trend on Twitter, say that a worker at the restaurant stated that Hindi was India’s native language. As a result, Kannada music will not be played there. On the microblogging site, a video of the alleged event has also gone viral. Many Twitter users complained that this was insulting to Karnataka’s land and culture, while others said the publication was anti-Kannada.
Here is the video:
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೆಎಫ್ ಸಿ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಾಡು ಹಾಕುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ @KFC_India ನಿಯಮ ಮಾಡಿದೆಯಂತೆ!#ಇದೆಂತಹಗಾಂಚಲಿ #BanKFCinKarnataka @CMofKarnataka @karkalasunil @rajanna_rupesh pic.twitter.com/a8SMvRXXmJ
— ವಿನಯ್ 🇮🇳 (@meVinayRW) October 23, 2021
Meanwhile, KFC issued a statement saying: “This video is dated and is now being re-circulated. KFC India has the highest respect for cultural values of all communities. As a brand with presence across the country, it is our endeavour to ensure our consumers have the same KFC experience whenever and wherever they visit us, and hence at present we have a common playlist that is licensed and purchased centrally, and played across restaurants nationwide.”
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