US site sells undies with Bapu images: riled India protests
The government of India has expressed outrage over the use of images of the tricolour and national icons like Gandhi and Nehru on undergarments hawked by an American company on the Web.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the Indian embassy in Washington DC had written to the president of the company to protest, and ask that the practice be discontinued immediately.
"The matter has been followed up actively Further, the US government has also been apprised of this offensive practice of the said US company," Mukherjee said without naming the company.
While images of Indian gods and national icons have been used in an unflattering manner by Western companies in the past, it has been rare for the Indian government to get directly involved in the protest.
An online search revealed that a website called cafepress.com is selling "funky" Gandhi T-shirts and "boxer shorts" with a Bodhi tree impression. A 'Ganesha 101 tanktop' is
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External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the Indian embassy in Washington DC had written to the president of the company to protest, and ask that the practice be discontinued immediately.
"The matter has been followed up actively Further, the US government has also been apprised of this offensive practice of the said US company," Mukherjee said without naming the company.
While images of Indian gods and national icons have been used in an unflattering manner by Western companies in the past, it has been rare for the Indian government to get directly involved in the protest.
An online search revealed that a website called cafepress.com is selling "funky" Gandhi T-shirts and "boxer shorts" with a Bodhi tree impression. A 'Ganesha 101 tanktop' is
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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