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Haldiram's trends on Twitter after journalist confronts store manager over 'Urdu' writing

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 06, 2022, at 08:42 pm

#Haldirams #Twitter #SnackPacket #Urdu #Arabic

New Delhi/IBNS: The name of multinational restaurant company, Haldiram's, started trending on Twitter on Wednesday after a video, where one of its store managers was seen confronted by a journalist over a writing on a snack packet in "Urdu", went viral.

Level of media going down day by day😱 definitely the lady needs a raise after this incident..#Haldirams #sudarshanTV https://t.co/DPPnvgVDlN
— Soumik chandra (@soumik_chandra) April 6, 2022

In the viral video, a news reporter holding a microphone is seen confronting the store manager as to what information the company was allegedly hiding behind the language.

"What lies are you hiding?" asked the reporter, getting countered by the manager who said, "Whatever you want to do, do it. Haldiram's is not going to entertain these kinds of tantrums at all."

How can someone be illiterate and still be a Dr?
1. That's not for you to read, that's for others who know the language.
2. #Haldiram is big company and hence exports alot of it's product outside India too.
3. Use of more than 1 language is done to attract consumers.#Haldirams https://t.co/dk3aP5eCRV
— Keshav Mantri (@AryanMantri1) April 6, 2022

Apart from the particular language, the writing was also given on the packet in English and Hindi.

Soon after the video went viral, many condemned the act of the reporter.

#Haldirams
What a fuss
You earn 95% from #Hindus and than want us to read Arabic.
Are you Insane#BoycottHaldiram

Shame on you #Haldirams @SudarshanNewsTV @SureshChavhanke pic.twitter.com/vrnzNm3gWt
— Dr Kuldip Solanki (@DrKuldipSolanki) April 6, 2022

A few Twitterati even claimed the writing was in Arabic and not Urdu citing the Nagpur based company's export to the Middle East.

A section of the social media users have also called for a boycott of the brand for using "Urdu" language to impart information.

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