Chubby Hospital Worker Mashes Spuds In Bowl With Feet

Story ByLee Bullen,Sub EditorJoseph Golder,AgencyAsia Wire Report 

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This is the moment a chubby hospital worker tramples in a bowlful of spuds with his bare feet to apparently make mashed potato.

The incident was filmed at the Gmers Medical College and Civil Hospital in the city of Ahmedabad in India’s westernmost state of Gujarat, and the footage has been widely circulated on social media.

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In the footage, a heavyset kitchen worker is seen using the support of a colleague’s shoulders as he tramples in a large bowl filled with potatoes and water.

According to local media, state authorities called for the canteen management company’s contract to be terminated after the video prompted outrage.

However, the contractor responded by claiming it is an old video and that the workers were not ‘mashing’ the spuds, but were cleaning the mud off them before feeding them to cows, according to reports.

Meanwhile, officials have launched an investigation into the incident while reportedly calling for the contractor to vacate the premises in the next three days.

College dean Dr Nitin Vora added that a three-member panel will carry out the inquiry while confirming that no students have complained about the quality of food in the past.

However, catering contractor Praful Suvala reportedly claimed that medical students leaked the video on purpose to defame his company.

Suvala said: “Some students in the institute are against us and therefore raw potatoes which were being cleaned were portrayed as boiled potatoes. We have been operating for seven years and no untoward incident has ever been reported.”

The inquiry continues.

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