Update: KFC has responded to the ongoing controversy by issuing the following statement:?
"This video is dated and is now being re-circulated. KFC India has the highest respect for (the) cultural values of all communities. As a brand with (a) 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."?
Controversy has hit fast-food chain KFC after an outlet in Karnataka allegedly refused to play Kannada music after a customer asked a worker to play it.?
The allegations against KFC?that?are being circulated on social media and #RejectKFC trending on Twitter to claim that a worker at the outlet said Hindi was the national language of India and hence Kannada music would not be played there.?
A video of the purported incident has also been going viral on the microblogging platform. Many Twitter users said that this was disrespectful to the land and culture of Karnataka; others alleged that the outlet was being anti-Kannada.
?After watching the video many people left bad reviews for KFC to 'teach them a lesson.'
?After these many Twitter users started calling out KFC and asked to boycott the outlet. Reject KFC also started trending on Twitter.?
KFC however, has not responded to this incident and an official statement by the food-chain brand is awaited.?
A similar instance occurred with Zomato recently where a customer was told that everyone should know Hindi as it is the national language.?