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Amazon should respect Indian sentiments: Government

  •   Sat, Jan 14 2017 10:44:20 PM

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS): In the wake of Mahatma Gandhi flip-flops being sold on Amazon website, the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said the company should respect Indian sensitiveness and sentiments.

"As a follow up to the matter regarding the sale of doormats with the Indian flag on Amazon, our Ambassador in Washington has been instructed to convey to Amazon that while providing a platform for third party vendors, they should respect Indian sensitivities and sentiments," said MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup.

Two days after Amazon's Canada portal removed the article with doormats depicting the Indian flag after India objected to it, the online company, on its US portal, again put up another article of slippers with Mahatma Gandhi's face on it.

Amazon describes the products as 'Gandhi flip flops' as a pair of "foam rubber flip flops". It costs $16.99, or about Rs 1,200.

Soon after India threatened it won't grant visas to any Amazon official if the company did not withdraw an Indian flag-themed doormat from its Canadian platform, the e-commerce website removed the article from the online marketplace, a media report had said on Thursday.

"Amazon must tender unconditional apology. They must withdraw all products insulting our national flag immediately," Swaraj had said in a tweet.
  

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Sun, Jan 15 2017

    I too feel that Amazon is totally insensitive and it must apologize. Business should not "trump" responsibility. A flag of whichever country on a doormat shows disrespect because people use their doormats to wipe off dust! If this was done in Canada there would be criminal consequences of "insult" to the flag and the country.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sun, Jan 15 2017

    why does they do this?Instead of indian flag as door mat,they should use their own flag as a symbol or their own national hero,as flip flop .Are they ready for it?I find it very insulting in both cases.They should apologize,and take back their products immediately.Let them make money in a more respectable way.

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