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Following the protest by some delivery executives in West Bengal, against carrying beef and pork items, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has written a letter to his employees, describing the coverage of the issue as “riddled with misinformation and hyperbole”.
Here are a few issues addressed by the Zomato boss in his letter:
In his letter, Goyal wrote that delivery executives voluntarily sign up to deliver “all kinds of food”, and goes on to explain how they do not come in contact with the food.
“This alleged protest has nothing to do with food or religion or beliefs,” Goyal wrote.
A report by The Quint reveals how the protest is linked to local BJP leadership and that it has its roots in Zomato’s 31 July tweet, ‘Food is a religion’, which was in response to a user cancelling his order for being assigned a ‘Non-Hindu’ delivery executive.
Goyal, in his letter, wrote that the entire episode got triggered by a “rate card correction”.
Detailing the company’s payout system, Goyal wrote that when it starts its services in a city, delivery executives are hired at a fixed salary, but as their "order density increases", they "correct the rate cards", which makes a part of the payment "variable".
Goyal claims that the delivery partners of the company approached a "local politician" with the issue, leading to it being "framed incorrectly".
Commenting on the protest in general, Goyal termed it as "false outrage".
Goyal also expressed satisfaction at the fact that "news organisations and individual journalists" have spoken up on the issue.
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