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| As the screen grab of the Amazon web page selling Ganesha doormats went viral, shocked viewers responded in anger calling for a boycott of Amazon. |
June 4, 2016, NewsCrunch
After a loud Hindu protest, Amazon has deleted an offensive doormat product printed with the image of Lord Ganesha.
If you click on the Ganesha doormat product link now, a 404 page shows up. But Amazon has not thought it necessary to apologise for offending product and give an assurance that such mistakes would not be repeated in the future.
As NewsCrunch had reported, Hindu users had began a strong protest on Saturday after the word spread that Amazon was selling a product that described itself as ‘Lord Ganesha Background Doormat…’.
The product, which was being sold for $18 on the US website of Amazon, had not been put on sale on its Indian edition.
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| As the screen grab of the Amazon web page selling Ganesha doormats went viral, shocked viewers responded in anger calling for a boycott of Amazon. |
Amazon is spending billions of dollars to get a grip on Indian e-commerce market. The market has acquired a strategic significance after Ali Baba managed to successfully block it in China.
After Hindu boycott treat Amazon stops selling bathroom doormats with Ganesha images
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Dear @amazon @amazonIN v will tolerate anything bt nt tolerate Insults 2Our Gods,it request plz remove doormat of Hindu gods #BoycottAmazon— Ramrao kulkarni (@RamraoKP_) June 4, 2016
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To @amazon We're not gonna buy your products, uninstall app, rate it to worst. we want you to apologies for disgrace Hinduism #BoycottAmazon— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) June 4, 2016