Ecommerce giant Amazon has landed in trouble yet again! A hashtag stating ‘Boycott Amazon’ started doing the rounds after Hindu Janajagruti Samiti claimed on Janmashtami (August 19, Friday) that Amazon was selling ‘obscene’ paintings of Radha-Krishna.
The group submitted a memorandum to Police Inspector, Subramanya Nagar in Bengaluru, requesting action against Amazon India for selling obscene paintings of Lord Krishna with Radha on their website. Under the Janmashtami sale, the painting was also available on the website of Exotic India.
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“Members of @HinduJagrutiOrg submitted a memorandum to the Police Inspector, Subramanya Nagar Bengaluru, requesting action against @amazonIN for selling obscene painting of Lord Krishna with Radha on their website”, the group informed via Twitter.
“But this (removal of painting) is not enough. Both Amazon and Exotic India must tender unconditional apology and pledge not to hurt sentiments of Hindus ever again”, the organization said in a later tweet.
Amazon has not yet issued any statement over the controversy.
On several earlier occasions, Amazon came under fire for allegedly ‘hurting’ sentiments in India. In 2019, a case was registered against it as its US website was selling rugs and toilet seat covers with pictures of Hindu gods. Last year, it was criticised for selling bikinis having colours of the Karnataka flag and emblem on the Canada site.
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