By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : India's premier automobile manufacturer Hindustan Motors has initiated legal action against a hotel in Thrissur, Kerala, for not allowing Ambassador cars to be parked in its premises.
V.S. Kumar, local legislator of Cherupu in Thrissur, was taken aback when the security staff of the Thrissur Tower Hotel did not allow his Ambassador car to be parked in the parking area. Kumar had gone to attend a wedding reception there Sunday.
"The security staff of the hotel said it was the hotel's policy not to allow Ambassador cars into the compound. I then called for the manager, who just repeated what the guard said. I even told them that I am the local legislator but they paid no heed. But I insisted that I will park my car," the legislator told IANS.
The hotel owners and its managing director Sunil Kumar later went to V.S. Kumar's house and apologised for the incident. The legislator, however, had apprised Hindustan Motors officials about the turn of events.
Arul Raj, an official of the automobile firm, said the headquarters in West Bengal had been briefed about the incident.
"They (the company) have initiated legal action against the hotel for its discriminatory behaviour towards the vehicle," Raj said.
But the hotel's managing director was quick to clarify that Thrissur Tower Hotel had no discriminatory policy against Ambassador cars.
"We are into a business which is highly competitive and we have no rules that disallow certain cars from being parked in the compound. We have already suspended the security official and the manager responsible for the row," said Sunil Kumar.