Thiruvananthapuram: Lulu Group International has sacked Rahul Cheru Palayattu, who was cashier at the company branch in Oman, for making fun of sanitary needs of Kerala’s flood survivors on Facebook.
“This is to inform that we have terminated your service with immediate effect because of your highly insensitive and derogatory comments on social media with regard to current flood situation in Kerala”, says the company note, addressed to the employee.
Palayattu later apologised: “I am really sorry for what I did. I was in an inebriated state when I posted that message. At that time I did not know what I did was a grave mistake,” Khaleej Times quoted his apology video.
Lulu (personnel and admin) manager Prajith Kumar later posted on FB: “LuLu Group does not condone this type of behaviour and it does not in any way reflect our views and values. We as an organization and our CMD Yusuffali MA have been in the forefront, helping out the flood-affected people of Kerala.”
The move was hailed on social media. One user wrote, “Good decision to terminate he deserved it.”
Mr Yusuff Ali has already donated 9.23 million UAE dirhams for relief and rehab in the State.
