The outrage started after the fast-food company wrote to a user query: “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.”

On Friday, McDonald’s became the latest company to earn the ire of Twitterati after it said it only used Halal meat.

The outrage started after the fast-food company wrote to a user query: “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.”

The questions over halal meat has been brewing ever since Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal had tweet that ‘food has no religion’ recently, which earned the ire of many Twitter users.

The outrage started over a customer complaining about a ‘non-Hindu delivery boy’ continued with lots of Twitter users showing solidarity with the user’s right to freedom of religion and started uninstalling Zomato in protest.

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. (1/2) — McDonald's India (@mcdonaldsindia) August 22, 2019

All our restaurants have HALAL certificates. You can ask the respective restaurant Managers to show you the certificate for your satisfaction and confirmation. (2/2) — McDonald's India (@mcdonaldsindia) August 22, 2019

Hullo @mcdonaldsindia what about customers who do not eat Halal meat for religious reasons? What should they ask your restaurant managers to show for their satisfaction and confirmation?

People, force McDonalds to answer this question. Don't let them get away with discrimination. https://t.co/w5XB2bCuhA — Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) August 23, 2019

Time to meat-eating Hindus & Sikhs to #boycottmcdonalds and demand cruelty-free meat without the karmic consequences of animal torture. https://t.co/KcjUD6fDX5 — Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) August 23, 2019

All restaurants of @mcdonaldsindia are Halal certified. Only Muslims can eat food in your restaurants. What about Hindus who want ONLY Jhatka meat? Halal way of slaughtering is extremely cruel!



If Jhatka meat is not given, I will #BoycottMcDonalds. Request others to do the same. https://t.co/DMt26M3kk0 — Sandeep Kumar Shivhare (@SKS_Shivhare) August 23, 2019

Ok, say bye to all your Hindu and Sikh customers. Halal is most cruel way if hurting and killing an animal. No Hindu or Sikh will approve that cruelty towards animals. #BoycottMcDonalds #SayNoToHalal https://t.co/bFxmoAFBcW — Truth Speaks (@TPrasadSpeaks) August 23, 2019