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British PM picks salad over sambar
Updated On: 29 July, 2010 08:10 AM IST | | Namita Gupta
David Cameron politely refuses the lavish fare spread for him at Infosys; instead, goes back to his hotel only to get a taste of desi dal
David Cameron politely refuses the lavish fare spread for him at Infosys; instead, goes back to his hotel only to get a taste of desi dal
On his flying visit to the Infosys campus at Electronic City, the techies gave British Prime Minister David Cameron some food for thought, quite literally.
A varied fare was spread for Cameron at the lunch buffet, which probably caught him by surprise. Little did he know that Indians say it best when they say it with food.
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| British Prime Minister David Cameron does a namaste from inside his car as he leaves after a meeting with Governor H Ru00a0 Bharadwaj in the city yesterday. |
From Continental to south Indian specialties, the buffet comprised delicacies from every corner of the world, leave alone India. But sadly for the overzealous Infosys techies, Cameron chose to skip the meal.
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He said no to the sambar, curd rice, rasam that most tourists visiting south India die for.
Feast for delegation
While the Brit PM was reluctant to have even a bite, his delegation the largest from UK since the sun set on the Raj since 1947 had a feast.
From Cameron's cabinet colleagues to CEOs of leading business houses, from vice-chancellors of reputed universities to other senior dignitaries, each and everyone of them relished on the rasam rice, among other south Indian delicacies. And for dessert they feasted on some ras malai.
This definitely had the appetite rolling for Cameron, who went back to the hotel where he was put up and had a humble meal.
Health conscious
Andrew Hendrian, general manager of the hotel, said, "Cameron was very humble throughout his stay and didn't have any special demands. He is extremely health-conscious so he preferred to eat salads and finger foods."
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| The Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Narayana Murthy welcomes David Cameron to the Infosys campus in Electronic City yesterday. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
