India, Nov. 26 -- Campbell Soup Company has put one of its top executives on leave while investigating claims that he mocked Indian employees and insinuated that the company's products are for "poor" customers.

Martin Bally, Campbell's vice president of information technology, was accused of trashing the company and making racist remarks against Indians in a lawsuit filed by Robert Garza, a former employee who claims he was fired after complaining about Bally.

"Such language does not reflect our values and the culture of our company," Campbell Soup Company said in a statement to Business Insider. "We do not tolerate that kind of language under any circumstances."

On Thursday, Robert Garza filed a lawsuit against Martin Bally in a Michi...