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Burger King says sorry to Hindus over offensive ad

Washington: Burger King, which runs a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in more than 70 countries, has apologised for running an advertisement in Spain that offended the Hindus. "We are apologising because it wasn't our intent to offend anyone," Denise T Wilson, spokesman of Burger King said   ....Read more

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Cheap MentalityBy: N.A. | Sunday , 19 Jul '09 19:46:58 PM Reply | Forward This is the curse of globalisation of every thing. After all what is there with these chain of fast food restaurants other than piece of chicken, potatos and buns. For the same of publicity they go any level to grab the market and make the people fools.
Burger King does not accept emailBy: cbright | Friday , 17 Jul '09 19:02:41 PM Reply | Forward On a separate but related topic. I think it is terrible that Burger King does not accept customer comments via email.
Burger King says sorry to Hindus over offensive adBy: Naresh Kadyan, Representative of OIPA in India | Saturday , 11 Jul '09 16:49:29 PM Reply | Forward Shame....shame burger king, you are habitual offenders.
burger kingBy: Krish | Friday , 10 Jul '09 17:35:35 PM Reply | Forward well done to the Hindu community for standing up against this. Burger King should be shamed of themselves.
Hi Arun go burn your surroundingsBy: doghead | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 14:10:13 PM Reply | Forward Arun, what are you waiting for...Go burn your surrounding. Go kill people on the street. disrupt traffic. burn couple of bus. go ahead... or you want some one else to do that for you?
Burger KingBy: rajesh v nayak | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 13:51:17 PM Reply | Forward we are proud of you (HAF)Mr.Suhag Shukla for making them understand the importance
offensive adBy: anand | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 13:25:35 PM Reply | Forward to arun. This is the main reason we need VHP
Hindu Senitiment is offendedBy: shanthanu | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 13:22:27 PM Reply | Forward How will not a foreigner not get bold enough to offend Hindu Gods and Goddesses when our own government calls anyone speaking for Hindus as communal and speaking for other communities secular. We should learn to stand erect before daring to fight.
If By: Arun | Thursday , 9 Jul '09 12:02:46 PM Reply | Forward If a similar advertisement had come out denigrating Islam entire Muslim world would have protested. Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia would have burned. People like you would have given pious sermons to the people who placed such advert. But here you have only commented and nothing more. You have not even objected to it
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