Doormats & Rugs With Image Of Golden Temple Allegedly Being Sold Online, People Are Outraged
Thursday, December 20, 2018 IST
Remember there was outrage when doormats with a picture of the Indian flag were being sold on Amazon? A similar incident took place on December 18 when there was a strong reaction from the Sikh Coalition after it was found that doormats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of Golden Temple were reportedly being sold on Amazon.
The Sikh Coalition said in a statement that it was alerted to products such as doormats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of a significant Sikh site like the Golden Temple were being sold by some sellers on Amazon.
"It has come to our attention that several sellers are posting products onto your platform that culturally appropriates the imagery of the Golden Temple and spiritual imagery of other eastern cultures," The Sikh Coalition's Senior Manager of Advocacy & Policy Sim Singh said in a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Senior Vice President & General Counsel David Zapolsky.
The civil and legal rights organisation said that the product was removed from the Amazon’s website with a message "Sorry, we couldn't find that page" appears when running a search for the items.
Singh said that "using religious or spiritual imagery on products that come into contact with unhygienic surfaces is offensive to all faiths that originated in the East. The Golden Temple is no such exception and should never appear on rugs, bathmats, and toilet seat covers. Such items are deeply offensive to Sikhs everywhere and other followers of Eastern religions."
The Sikh Coalition asked Amazon to permanently delete these items and ensure that they will prohibit these items from going on sale and that similar inappropriate items would not be displayed on their platform.
"We request that you notify your sellers and affiliates to refrain from publishing culturally inappropriate and offensive merchandise on your platforms," Mr Singh said.
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
More than 40 people were killed when the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama....
Recently posted . 653 views . 1 min read
New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and requested activity against Pakistani soldiers in charge of killing and mutilation ...
Recently posted . 694 views . 18 min read
Ajmer: Standing in solidarity with the Army, a Muslim association has declared a money reward of Rs 5 crore for the individuals who behead Pakistani soldiers and co...
Recently posted . 736 views . 12 min read
The agency, which is probing the $2 billion (about Rs 13,000 crore) alleged bank fraud that also involved his nephew Nirav Modi, said Choksi was "using several...
Recently posted . 597 views . 2 min read
Pakistan fired at Indian Army posts in Sunderbani sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, in which an Indian army personnel was killed.
Recently posted . 636 views . 1 min read
Trending News & Articles
While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content.
...
Recently posted . 62K views . 1 min read
The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...
Recently posted . 8K views . 1 min read
Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million.
Rahul and his girl friend was th...
Recently posted . 8K views . 7 min read
True – Tr...
Recently posted . 7K views . 83 min read
More in National
According to a report in The Times of India, more than 400 such students got admissions, mostly in private medical colleges.
Recently posted. 630 views . 1 min read
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on Monday issued the call letters of possibility for the online principle examination for the post of office par...
Recently posted. 621 views . 14 min read
Railway minister Piyush Goyal also said that WiFi connectivity should be extended to 2000 stations from the present 723, even offering a reward for those Division...
Recently posted. 915 views . 1 min read
Recently posted . 988 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 2K views . 20 min read
Recently posted . 2K views . 26 min read
The e-ticketing and catering arm of the national transporter, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has recently issued the order after revi...
Recently posted. 736 views . 1 min read
WhatsApp has over 200 million monthly active users in India and 1.2 billion users worldwide.
Recently posted. 519 views . 0 min read