Food has no religion, Zomato CEO tells Islamophobic customer

On Tuesday, the man, Amit Shukla, tweeted, "Just canceled an order on @ZomatoIN they allocated a non-Hindu rider for my food they said they can't change rider and can't refund on cancellation."

Shukla added, "I said you can't force me to take delivery I don't want don't refund just cancel."

He also said he is deleting the app and seeking legal recourse.

Although many supported Shukla, given that the tweet has 2.5k likes at the time of writing this report, others condemned his complaint.

"Shame on you, moron. Shame on you. You're a blot on Hindus," wrote a Twitter user.

As the tweet gained more and more reactions, Zomato also responded saying, "Food doesn't have a religion. It is a religion."

On the other side, there were a few who raised the concerns of Zomato catering to 'halal' needs, but dismissing a customer preferring a delivery person of a certain religion.

However, while one is a moral imperative that a religious individual must comply with, the other stems from a place of prejudice against a community.

This puritanical behavior, if you delve into the root of it, is very much in line with the same thinking that fosters untouchability—something we claim doesn't exist anymore.

But in little ways, such as not using washed utensils that once served non-vegetarian food as it's not "pure vegetarian", some of us have attached it to our understanding of religion and tradition.