Hindu fury after Amazon USA seen selling bathroom doormats with printed Ganesha images – delete or face boycott

June 4, 2016, NewsCrunch

Hindu voices have come together in a storm of protest against e-commerce giant Amazon  for selling bathroom doormats with printed images of Lord Ganesha.

The product which is being sold for $18, including shipping, on the US website of Amazon has not been put on sale on its Indian edition.

The product is introduced as ‘Hinduism Lord Ganesha Background Doormat…’, clearly indicating that the seller is aware of its religious significance.

The product description states that the doormat is made from good quality of no-slip materials, is machine washable and is good for use at outdoor or indoor or bathroom.

It assures of the printing quality and says it can be used for a long time.

Western companies are periodically caught using images of Hindu deities inappropriately, which they find exotic. But users may expect better sensitivity from a company like Amazon, which operates in different cultures.

As a screen grab of the Amazon web page selling Ganesha doormats went viral, shocked viewers responded in anger calling for a boycott of Amazon.  Many seemed to have begun to delete the Amazon app from their phones, going by the comments.