Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 Indian McAnger Hindus enraged over claims that French fries contain beef Luke Harding in New Delhi Monday May 7, 2001 The Guardian McDonald's last night mounted a desperate attempt to salvage its battered reputation in India after protesters ransacked one McDonald's branch and disrupted another following claims that it secretly " laced " its French fries with beef. The company denies the claims. In scenes reminiscent of the Indian Mutiny, when Indian soldiers revolted against the British after being issued cartridges greased with cow fat, rightwing Hindu demonstrators attacked one McDonald's outlet in Bombay, shouted slogans outside another, and picketed the multinational's Delhi office. The protesters have called on India's prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to close down immediately all McDonald's 27 branches in India. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,486910,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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