WATCH: Man eats KFC chicken inside ISKCON's veg restaurant in London; viral video sparks outrage
MAN (Enters): Only veg food here?
STAFF: Yes, only vegetarian food. What would you like?
Then he pulled out KFC chicken and began eating it inside pic.twitter.com/iRhGiQqlNG
— Sumit (@SumitHansd) July 20, 2025
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