NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 5, 2001: Taking the controversy of use of beef extract in the famous “French fries” of McDonald’s further, Shiv Sena activists on Saturday demanded closure of all 28 McDonalds in the country. Describing the alleged use of beef extract as “attack on the religious sentiments of Indians,” Delhi Shiv Sena leader Jai Bhagwan Goyal said, “we don’t believe McDonald’s clarification of not using beef extract in the French fries in India.” The Shiv Sena is conducting its own test on the the fries for traces of meat.
