This incident has been experienced by me in one of the leading restaurants in Chennai - MURUGAN IDLI SHOP. As an outsider I had heard a lot about the South Indian delicacies in Chennai. The one name I heard from a lot of friends out here was Murugan Idli Shop.
But sadly, I had a horrifying experience in the restaurant when I was subjected to regionalism and discrimination because I could not speak Tamil.
On 19th September, I visited the Besant Nagar branch of the restaurant with a friend of mine. As soon as I asked the guy standing outside about seating he directed me to the basement. I felt awkward and asked if I could sit on the ground floor, to which he said that I will have to wait for the turn. We both waited there for the turn for 10 minuted but to our amazement, we found that all the others were being allowed to go while we were asked to wait.
On enquiry the entire staff (including the Manager) reacted in a manner as if they are giving us an obligation by allowing us to enter the restaurant.
This kind of discrimination is totally uncalled for and not expected out from the Service Industry in Chennai.
I would advice people of Chennai to boycott the restaurant and teach such people a lesson who promote regionalism and discrimination just becuase we cant speak Tamil
aparbansal
