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| Communist leaders M A Baby, Nilotpal Basu and V Sivadasan eating beef at Kerala House surrounded by photographers. Pic shared by a Reddit user |
After the Delhi police raid for allegedly serving beef, Kerala House put buffalo menu back on the menu the very next day.
The publicity and controversy ensured that there would be a mad rush on Wednesday to order beef dishes by those opposed to the ban.
Kerala House announced that beef was sold out within 45 minutes of the lunch time and the kitchen staff had to cook again.
Many politicians also went to Kerala House to order food to show their solidarity. As CPI(M) politburo member M A Baby, party leader Nilotpal Basu and SFI president V Sivadasan sat down for lunch the media photographers jumped in, ironically themselves creating a memorable photo moment.
Nothing perhaps captures the intensity of the beef controversy in the country than the media frenzy to capture three communist politicians ordering small plates of beef.