London [UK], December 6 (ANI): A protest was held in front of Amazon office in central London for selling underwear and doormats with Hindu sacred symbols on its overseas websites.
The protest was organised by Reach India, the UK-based Indian diaspora group of volunteers, on Saturday against Amazon for selling products which demean Hindu religious signs.
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Amazon irked social media users in India after it was revealed that it was stocking doormats and other bric-a-brac liveried with sacred figures of the Hindu faith. The online retailer was faced with a supposed boycott by irked Hindus demonstrably rocked by the decision to stock goods profiting from the likeness of Hindu figures. A [...]
June 6, 2016
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Online retail giant Amazon found itself facing the wrath of devout Hindus here who objected to the Seattle-headquartered corporation’s sale of women’s leggings emblazoned with images of various Hindu deities, asserting that religious sentiments were hurt by these deities adorning parts of the body. Describing the item as “inappropriate,” Hindu cleric Rajan Zed of Nevada [...]
October 14, 2014
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