'BCCI fell for false narrative, Halal meat has no health benefit', says Meamo co-founder

As Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) faces heat amid reports that it has introduced 'halal meat' in its diet plan for Indian cricket team, Republic Media Network spoke to meat specialist Sudarshan Boosupalli, who is co-founder of meat company - Meamo, to kw his take on reported decision.

Speaking to Republic Media Network, Sudarshan Boosupalli said, "re are eugh scientific evidence to prove that Halal meat has additional health benefits. In fact, it is a cruel and inhuman process. In today's world, where animal welfare is a major concern, halal should t be practiced at all where an animal goes through pain and torture before death.

Even Craig Johnson got an award in 2009 for his research on this issue. Last year, even European Union’s top court supported banning such religious slaughtering. Halal should t happen in a civilised soceity. It is surprising to see that BCCI fell for a false narrative."

cricket board has reportedly banned beef and pork in any form in new strict diet regimen for Indian men's cricket team. Reports also stated that players have been asked to consume meat only in halal form. As per reports, purpose of making new diet plan is to keep  players fit and healthy for upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments.

aim is to ensure that players do t gain any extra weight or develop a healthy waistline before any important series or event, which will affect and reflect on ir on-field performance. new diet was made after  T20 World Cup, where India could t qualify for semi-final.

What is Halal meat?

Several social media users have also been slamming BCCI for its alleged decision to ban all or forms of meat except halal, with many claiming it is against Hindus, as eating halal meat is forbidden and against religion. re are two ways of slaughtering an animal - halal method is where animal is given a cut and is left to bleed to death, and jhatka method where animal is slaughtered in one go.