Amazon sells ‘obscene’ Radha-Krishna painting? Furious netizens tweet ‘Boycott Amazon
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.
Later, the organisation tweeted, “Success: Amazon and Exotic India remove obscene painting of God Shrikrishna and Radha after Hindus protest using hashtag #Boycott_Amazon and #Boycott_ExoticIndia (sic).”
Meanwhile, social media was enraged when the pictures sold on the e-commerce site went viral. One user wrote that the complete boycott of Amazon by Hindus is the only solution. Others sought legal action. One user wrote that he uninstalled the app on the phone and slammed Amazon for hurting Hindu sentiments, especially on the day of Shri Krishna’s birth – Janmashtami.
