Amazon.com faced a social media backlash in India on Thursday after toilet seat covers and other items with images of Hindu gods were spotted on the US retailer's website, making #BoycottAmazon the country's top trending topic on Twitter.
Thousands of Twitter users backed the call for the boycott, with some tagging Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and urging her to take action against the world's biggest online retailer.
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Sushil Dixit (Adv)
@advosushildixit
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
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5:45 PM - May 16, 2019
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Chowkidar Kakarot
@kakarot00000000
Enough is enough! @amazonIN
Stop hurting Hindu sentiments again and again.#BoycottAmazon@amazonIN@amazon@AmazonHelp
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2:21 PM - May 16, 2019
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Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The episode is reminiscent of an incident in 2017 when New Delhi took the Seattle, Washington-based company to task after its Canadian website was spotted selling doormats resembling India's flag.
Swaraj at the time threatened to rescind visas of Amazon employees if the doormats were not removed from its site.
Reuters found several listings of toilet seat covers, yoga mats, sneakers, rugs and other items depicting Hindu gods, or sacred Hindu symbols, on Amazon's US website.
Some of the items were no longer available for purchase, suggesting that Amazon may have been withdrawing some of the items, as it did in 2017.
"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.
Thousands of Twitter users backed the call for the boycott, with some tagging Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and urging her to take action against the world's biggest online retailer.
View image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on Twitter
Sushil Dixit (Adv)
@advosushildixit
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
49
5:45 PM - May 16, 2019
37 people are talking about this
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Chowkidar Kakarot
@kakarot00000000
Enough is enough! @amazonIN
Stop hurting Hindu sentiments again and again.#BoycottAmazon@amazonIN@amazon@AmazonHelp
75
2:21 PM - May 16, 2019
72 people are talking about this
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Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The episode is reminiscent of an incident in 2017 when New Delhi took the Seattle, Washington-based company to task after its Canadian website was spotted selling doormats resembling India's flag.
Swaraj at the time threatened to rescind visas of Amazon employees if the doormats were not removed from its site.
Reuters found several listings of toilet seat covers, yoga mats, sneakers, rugs and other items depicting Hindu gods, or sacred Hindu symbols, on Amazon's US website.
Some of the items were no longer available for purchase, suggesting that Amazon may have been withdrawing some of the items, as it did in 2017.
"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.
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