New Delhi: After receiving backlash on social media over liking some objectionable posts, popular tea cafe Chaayos issued an apology while claiming that its account was hacked.
A Twitter user yesterday posted a screenshot pointing out if it is ‘Chaayos’s official policy’ to follow a social media page of a radical group. The users noticed that Chaayos Twitter handle has liked a page called ‘Saffron Love’ that often shares radical posts.
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So is this official @Chaayos policy or some social media intern gone crazy? pic.twitter.com/TFAE5L4k6O
— Anushka Jain (@iamanushkajain) September 1, 2022
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Issuing a statement later, Chaayos said that, “There was an offensive tweet that was inadvertently liked from our account. Chaayos detests and denies any view mentioned in the said tweet. We apologise to everyone and to those who were impacted by it.”
There was an offensive tweet that was inadvertently liked from our account. Chaayos detests and denies any view mentioned in the said tweet. We apologise to everyone and to those who were impacted by it.
— Chaayos (@Chaayos) September 1, 2022
“We want to assure our guests and Team that as a responsible organisation we have always respected people of all faiths equally and shall continue to do so forever. We are investigating what led to this and shall take corrective action asap,” the statement added.
Founder of Chaayos, Nitin Saluja, said that the company’s Twitter page was ‘hacked for half an hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time’.
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We have investigated and found that @Chaayos Twitter account was hacked for about half hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time. My personal apologies for the same.
I want to personally ensure everyone that as a founder and as an org, we respect all faiths equally
— Nitin Saluja (@Salujanitin) September 1, 2022
