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Amazon drops products after campaign to stop hurting Hindu sentiments

Our Bureau particularly in US and in India.
New India The billion plus Hindu commu-
nity at this point is deeply hurt
ocial media users in the at this gesture by Amazon and
US and India expressed demand apology. Hindus are a
Sanger at e-commerce gi- peace-loving faith and believe
ant Amazon last week for sell- in mutual respect. But here
ing underwear and doormats they feel disrespected and hu-
with Hindu sacred symbols on miliated by Amazon,” the peti-
its overseas websites. As #Boy- tion said. “We request Amazon
cottAmazon trended on Twitter, to do whatever is required to
the parent company Amazon. restore back faith in the com-
com Inc., issued a statement munity among members of the
saying it had taken down the community worldwide.”
product listings from its web- tinued to share screenshots of maliciously intended to outrage Some of these products in-
sites. “All sellers must follow doormats and underwear em- reli gious feelings can be pun- cluded briefs and shorts with
our selling guidelines and those blazoned with various insignia ished for the term prescribed or Lord Ganesha’s image printed
who do not will be subject to of Hinduism, according to a Re- extended up to 3 years.” on it. Doormats with the image
action including potential re- uters report. BJP spokesperson Earlier an online campaign of ‘om’ were also being sold.
moval of their account,” said Gaurav Goel also took to Twit- was started against the sale of This is, however, not the first
Amazon. “We are taking down ter, saying, “We too have reli- such products. “Amazon USA time that Amazon drew flak. In
the products in question,” the gious sentiments. Don’t violate is selling doormats with pic- 2019, netizens threatened to
website was quoted as saying. Section 295A. The section says tures of Hindu God in various boycott Amazon for selling toi-
But social media users con- that any person deliberately and God forms and Goddesses. let seat covers and other items
We deeply condemn it. We ask with images of Hindu gods on
Amazon to take them down all them. In 2017, PM Narender
such products from their store Modi government took the
immediately and publicly apol- e-commerce giant to task for
ogize - or face a global boycott selling doormats resembling
among the Hindu community India’s flag.

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