Online shopping portal Amazon is once again being slammed for selling products with images of Hindu God’s. Amazon is facing severe backlash for selling doormats and bathroom rugs with pictures of Lord Ganesha, Spiritual symbol Om and also images of the Indian Flag. #BoycottAmazon is one of the top trends on Twitter today.
Thousands of Twitter users backed a call for a boycott of the U.S. retailer for hurting religious sentiments with their products making #BoycottAmazon India’s top trending topic on Twitter. One of the mats featured Lord Ganesha another displayed picture of Amazon selling doormats with pictures of the Indian flag.
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Amazon, after facing severe backlash online, has removed most of the aforementioned products from their website as such rugs are no longer available for sale.
This is the third time Amazon has courted controversy for selling products that hurt religious sentiments. In May 2019 as well as in 2017, Amazon was slammed after toilet seat covers and mats with images of Hindu gods were spotted on their website.
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