New Delhi: Amazon.com is caught in the eye of the storm for selling toilet seat covers and other items with images of Hindu deities on them. Doormats having Indian flag printed on it, footwear with a picture of Mahatma Gandhi and several other commodities on sale on the site have hurt the sentiments of Indians.
A hashtag, #BoycottAmazon is trending in India since Thursday on Twitter against the US retailer’s website. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj too was tagged by many, urging her to take action against the world’s top online retailer.
Mistake is a mistake when it is done once or twice
But #Amazon is a repeat offender who seems to enjoy hurting the religious sentiments of #Hindus
Do u have the guts to sell products mocking Islam or Christianity or Hindus are soft targets??
Shame on Amazon#BoycottAmazon pic.twitter.com/Y7mmi2fhzv
— Sushil Dixit (Adv) (@advosushildixit) May 16, 2019
Some of the items were no longer available for purchase, suggesting that Amazon may have been withdrawing some of the items.
“Until you hit these Hinduphobics Business hard they will keep on insulting your gods, your beliefs & your entire civilization,” tweeted Sumit Kandel, whose profile describes him as a film trade analyst.
