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This complaint concerns a critically serious incident involving food safety, combined with an unacceptable failure in customer service that occurred today, October 21, 2025, at approximately 11:15 AM. 1. The Incident: Life-Threatening Contamination Upon receiving my delivered meal, I discovered a large iron bolt--a piece of industrial equipment--embedded within the food. This is not just a minor foreign object; it represents severe contamination and an immediate, potentially life-threatening hazard. I was relying on this food while sick and unable to leave my residence. This negligence demonstrates a profound disregard for customer safety. Had this contaminated parcel gone to another family, or had I--or a child--inadvertently swallowed this object, the consequences would have been catastrophic, requiring immediate medical intervention. This is a live, critical safety threat stemming directly from your hotel's preparation process (as staff later suggested it came from a mixer grinder). 2. Failure in Customer Service and Resolution I immediately contacted the hotel. I communicated clearly that due to my illness and the prevailing weather conditions (my elderly father had already struggled in the rain to deliver the food, and could not return), I was unable to personally visit the hotel or quickly seek a replacement meal elsewhere. * Conflicting Information: Mrs. Thilagavthi Saravanan initially admitted the issue and stated a refund would be issued. However, when I called back, I was given conflicting information by a male staff member. While Mrs. Saravanan suggested I order online, this staff member failed to ensure the hotel's online app (Swiggy) was active, and then speculated that the food item might be finished, effectively refusing to check on the situation or provide a replacement. * Focus on Money, Not Safety: The management's only concern was offering an immediate refund. There was zero empathy or effort to solve my immediate problem: replacing the contaminated meal and ensuring I had food. * Customer Abandonment: The male staff member suggested I order from a competitor, Perambur Sreenivasa, without acknowledging that the refund amount would not cover the cost difference, and then stated, "I can't do anything for this." 3. Immediate Consequences As a result of this contamination and your hotel's indifferent response, I was left without any food, sick, and unable to secure a meal. I spent valuable time arguing over a refund while starving and desperately hungry. The hotel's carelessness has led to: 1. Direct Threat to Health (from the bolt). 2. Financial Loss (cost of food, delivery, and time wasted). 3. Physical Distress (being forced to go hungry while ill). I require a formal, written explanation detailing the internal investigation into how an industrial iron bolt entered the prepared food. Furthermore, I expect a full and immediate refund for the meal, as well as a proposed resolution for the distress and hardship caused by your management's carelessness and lack of customer focus. I reserve the right to report this severe food safety violation to the relevant health authorities if a satisfactory response and assurance of corrective action are not immediately provided.