‘Boycott Amazon’ Hashtag Trends yet Again for Selling Doormats, Toilet Covers with Hindu God’s ImageWeb & Apps

May 16, 2019 16:24
‘Boycott Amazon’ Hashtag Trends yet Again for Selling Doormats, Toilet Covers with Hindu God’s Image

(Image source from: Time Magazine)

The hashtag Boycott Amazon is trending on Twitter for selling products that disrespect Hindu religious sentiments.

The outrage went viral after Anshul Saxena, a Twitter user posted a picture of Amazon selling multiple toilet covers with a Hindu deity's image on top, even though the product is not for sale in India.


Earlier too Amazon received backlash for disrespecting Hindu sentiments. In 2016, the online e-commerce platform was called out for selling doormats with faces of Hindu gods on them. There were over 60 separate doormats being sold and Amazon soon realized that the problem wasn’t limited to the Hindi religion but Christianity and Islamic religions as well with images of Jesus and the Holy Quran featured on floor mats.


Earlier this year the e-commerce website was criticized selling doormats, rugs and toilet accessories bearing the image of the highly-revered Golden Temple hurting the sentiments of several Sikh bodies worldwide.

By Sowmya Sangam

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