Seems to have gotten a little out of hand, but I suspect goes to prove the viral power of the internet.
The meal the passenger had was simply a Hindu Veggie option. One would have thought he'd have special-ordered it, and therefore anticipated the contents. Or perhaps he wasn't a regular traveller on the Indian route and was expecting a VLML option.
What seems more of a pity is that crew and passengers alike have raised the issue of falling standards in food over the past couple of years, but it takes one comical report from an infrequent flyer, ironically about a pretty popular meal option, to get a response from the top brass.