Zomato CEO calls out Swiggy, apologises after Mumbai Police clarifies curfew rules. Viral

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal called out Swiggy in a post on Twitter but he apologised after Mumbai Police clarified night delivery rules.

In a post on Twitter on Wednesday, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal took a dig at their competitor Swiggy for delivering orders after 8pm in Mumbai amid the coronavirus pandemic. Deepinder Goyal, in his now-viral post, attached a screenshot from food delivery platform Swiggy’s application and tagged Mumbai Police, asking for a clarification. Zomato is prepared to provide the essential food delivery service post 8pm in Mumbai, but we are not doing so because we are abiding by the letter of the law.I see our competition is continuing to operate post 8pm. I urge @MumbaiPolice to please clarify the way forward here. pic.twitter.com/LFd9qZUmED Kindly read the Govt Notification. It says that Home Delivery is allowed but there is no time limit specified. Thank you @MumbaiPolice for the quick clarification at 954pm. You are the best. Thank you. Mumbai, we are on tomorrow. We have received the notice at 9:54pm. @swiggy_in - I am sorry, had no other choice. I love you https://t.co/LbPMNRJL2i In order to contain the spread of the deadly virus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced a curfew in the state starting Wednesday 8pm, except for essential services, on Tuesday. “Zomato is prepared to provide the essential food delivery service post 8pm in Mumbai, but we are not doing so because we are abiding by the letter of the law. I see our competition is continuing to operate post 8pm. I urge @MumbaiPolice to please clarify the way forward here,” Deepinder Goyal said in his post.