Hitler-themed Restaurant Causing Uproar In Mumbai
August 21, 2006 10:09 a.m. EST
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer
Mumbai, India (AHN) - A Hitler-themed restaurant that opened last week in India's major financial district is causing an uproar. The restaurant's title - "Hitler's Cross" - refers to the swastika that symbolized the Nazi regime, and the restaurant's interior is decorated in red, white and black - the colors of the Nazi party.
The road leading up to Hitler's Cross is lined with posters, one of which reads "From Small Bites to Mega Joys." An enormous portrait of Hitler is the first thing visitors see when they open the door.
According to the store's owner, Punit Shablok, his establishment is not promoting Hitler.
Shablok tells Reuters, "We wanted to be different. This is one name that will stay in people's minds ... we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different."
Restaurant manager Fatima Kabani says they are planning to open more branches in Mumbai.
"This place is not about wars or crimes, but where people come to relax and enjoy a meal," the manager says.
Jonathan Solomon, chairman of the Indian Jewish Federation, is among the infuriated. "This signifies a severe lack of awareness of the agony of millions of Jews caused by one man," he says. "We are going to stop this deification of Hitler."
The last three words of this story should be the name of Dan's Football Team.
ReplyDeleteBTW-Lovin' the moonenites.
ReplyDeleteThe food is really no good at that restaurant....really the only good thing was the baked alaska...which they called the FINAL SOLUTION.
ReplyDeleteSadly, the owner has 'seen the error of this idea' and is going to change the name and the decor.
ReplyDeleteDammit ... and I finally had a reason to go to India besides collecting a dowry!
I don't know how you get that far into a business plan before "seeing the error of the idea". Oh well. Best of luck to them on their next start-up, "Gacy Daycare Centers".
ReplyDeleteYour kid will leave with a smile!
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