Residency Towers Chennai: Racist Policies

If you plan to visit Bike n Barrel�the pub/bar in Residency Towers Chennai� and you are a colored person, you may want to think again. I was there last Saturday with my wife and a few friends. After about a beer, I got a call from Murugan, another friend (he joined us late), from the entrance of the pub, 'Machan they are not letting me inside da.' he said. I walked out to see what was going on. The bouncer apparently had stopped Murugan, because he was not wearing shoes. Ravi, the floor manager or whatever manager walked up to us with his plastic smile and explained how he can't make an exception, and how 'management' is strict about adhering to 'policies'. All we asked for was to let us finish our drink, and allow Murugan in; for fifteen minutes. I told Ravi that he was screwing our evening up and that he should use his discretion. However, he stuck to his song. Finally, I offered to go talk to his 'management' and convince them about letting Murugan in for fifteen minutes. So, Ravi and I walked down to the lobby and I met his boss. The boss man again sang the same song about how he can't do much and how it was 'policy'.
In the meantime, Mr.Lalithkumar, another manager exhibited exemplary hospitality: when asked if we can shift our drinks to a coffee shop or some other place, he denied permission. Why? 'Policy'.
So, I walked in to the pub, intending to get out with the gang, when one of our friends said, 'there is a foreigner and he has no shoes.' He was wearing slippers. I walked out again and asked them (Ravi and Lalithkumar) if they had a separate policy for whites. And guess what that Indian hotel managers said? 'He has an injury'.

Now, some of you may argue that a hotel has the right to throw anyone out or deny admission to any one. Yes, I agree, but will you? Do you have the guts to throw people out or deny admission because they are not wearing leather shoes? You will not, unless your dad is Bill Gates or Ratan Tata.

But the 'policy' ought to be consistent. You can't just go down on your knees for the white, and treat your fellow brown-skinned brethren like shit. Or, right next to 'Rights of admission reserved' add another line: 'Shoes mandatory for colored people.' or something like that. I wont walk in.

However, after all the noise about racism, Murugan finally was let in much to the chagrin of Mr. Lalithkumar-the-stickler-for-policies-for-colored-people.

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