Ask for ‘manjappai parotta’
The Hindu
Madurai restaurant rustles up an idea to promote ‘yellow bag’
With a view to popularising the ‘Meendum Manjappai’ campaign launched by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on the eve of Christmas to dissuade people from using plastic bags and to revive the use of traditional ‘yellow bag,’ a popular Madurai restaurant chain has introduced ‘veechu parotta’ in the shape of a manjappai - with handles.
The 60-year-old restaurant, K. Subbu Kadai, which has five branches across Madurai, has introduced the ‘manjappai’ parotta at its oldest eatery, ‘Alagaradi Mukku Kadai” near Madura Coats on Monday. It is run by brothers P. Navaneethan and P. Gunasekaran. According to the younger sibling, Mr. Gunasekaran, “They hit upon this idea to help in the revival of the ‘lowly’ yellow bag so that their customers will have something to think about on protecting the environment.”