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Amazon letter to Sushma Swaraj, regrets hurting Indian sensibilities
E-commerce giant Amazon has written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to express regret+ at hurting Indian sensibilities, a day after Swaraj threatened to deny visas to its officials if it didn\'t take doormats depicting the Indian flag off its site.Amazon has pulled the offending item from its site. Here\'s the letter the company sent Swaraj.
NEW DELHI: E-commerce giant Amazon has written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to express regret+ at hurting Indian sensibilities, a day after Swaraj threatened to deny visas to its officials if it didn't take doormats depicting the Indian flag off its site.Amazon has pulled the offending item from its site.
Here's the letter the company sent Swaraj.
In response to EAM @SushmaSwaraj's tweet, @amazon writes to her, expresses regret at hurting Indian sensibilities, pulls offending item pic.twitter.com/tqRcA10CaZ
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) January 12, 2017
Yesterday, one Atul Bhobe tweeted a complaint to Swaraj about the doormats - which were listed on the Amazon Canada website - and asked her to take action.
Indian High Commission in Canada : This is unacceptable. Please take this up with Amazon at the highest level. https://t.co/L4yI3gLk3h
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017
@SushmaSwaraj Madam. Amazon Canada must be censured and warned not to sell India flag doormats. Please take action. pic.twitter.com/td4KXlDUQL
— Atul Bhobe (@atulbhobe) January 11, 2017
Swaraj lost no time in shooting off a tweet to the Indian High Commission in Canada, in which she called the sale of the products unacceptable, and asked the High Commission to take the matter up with Amazon "at the highest level."
She also issued a stern warning to Amazon.
If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian Visa to any Amazon official. We will also rescind the Visas issued earlier.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017
Amazon must tender unconditional apology. They must withdraw all products insulting our national flag immediately. /1
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017
It isn't the first time Amazon has found itself in hot water for listing products offensive to Indians.
Last year, the company enraged many on social media after it came to light that it was selling doormats with pictures of Indian gods and goddesses. That discovery even lead to the creation of the hashtag #BoycottAmazon.
