Punta Cana (Dominican Republic): Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), has apologized to the protesting Hindus and removed “Hindu Pizza” from its menu containing “chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint.”
Anmarí Pérez, Customer Care Manager of the hotel, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: “We sincerely apologize and addressed the issue immediately.” “Hindu Pizza” has now reportedly been removed from both restaurant and online menus and all other materials.
Zed thanked the hotel for understanding the concerns of Hindu community. Zed had pointed out that Hindus were mostly vegetarian and selling a meat topped pizza in their name was highly inappropriate. No faith, larger or smaller, should be taken frivolously and mishandled for mercantile greed, Zed added.
