Update : Now Amazon has removed all products listed in this article after appeal by HJS through Twitter. However, Amazon has not yet apologised for their mistake.
Finally @amazon has removed the product, mentioned in below tweet, that was hurting Hindu sentiments.
We thank all proud Hindus who participated & protested in #BoycottAmazon campaign ! We still owe apology from @Amazon @AmazonHelp in this regard !@mssirsa @TajinderBagga https://t.co/rq0fNz83Tb
— HinduJagrutiOrg (@HinduJagrutiOrg) January 13, 2020
On 11 January 2020, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti initiated protest against Amazon US for selling Ganesha, OM Bathroom rugs and toilet mats. HJS had also appealed Amazon to remove all products immediately and apologise for their mistake, else Hindus will boycott Amazon, through Twitter.
#BoycottAmazon @Amazon sells Shri Ganesha picture 'toilet mats' displaying on its website!
👉We urge Pro-Hindus to protest lawfully against the shopping giant for hurting sentiments of A Billion Hindus worldwide & remove ithttps://t.co/z6Ce0XqH7q@mssirsa @amazonIN @AmazonHelp pic.twitter.com/Sj5vL2Nomz
— HinduJagrutiOrg (@HinduJagrutiOrg) January 11, 2020
.@amazon We are sending this appeal to notify you regarding toilet seat covers & bathroom mats that disparage our revered Deities.
We request you to remove these denigrating bathroom mats from your website failing which Hindus will have no choice but to #BoycottAmazon @amazonIN pic.twitter.com/c0GAE7qFk0
— HinduJagrutiOrg (@HinduJagrutiOrg) January 11, 2020
Soon after this, hashtag #BoycottAmazon started trending in the night and many users asked Amazon to remove products that hurt Hindu sentiments. Soon it became national top trend in India and reached 4th spot for some time. Because of protests by Hindus, it appears that Amazon has removed most of the product listed in the bottom part of this article. However, Amazon has not apologised for its repeated mistake and even 1 product is still available on its website.
After protests by Hindus against sale of Bathroom rugs, toilet mats having pictures of Shri Ganesha & OM, most of the products have been removed by @Amazon. The protest was initiated by @HinduJagrutiOrg on 11 Jan.
Still 1 link is active : https://t.co/u6OqNbZV1u#BoycottAmazon pic.twitter.com/ZLjXBen78l
— HinduJagrutiOrg (@HinduJagrutiOrg) January 12, 2020
Hindus call for boycotting Amazon for selling Ganesha Bathroom rugs and toilet mats
Amazon has been selling products that hurt religious sentiments of Hindus from last few years. After protests from Hindus, Amazon has removed some of these products. But again it has been revealed Amazon still continues such products, thereby ignoring sentiments of Hindus.
Previously, Amazon had also insulted India by selling wrong Indian map (in which J&K is missing) and Tricolor doormats. They were removed after protests by Indians and intervention of the then Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj. They are also using images of Buddha and Swarna Mandir on such mats, thereby hurting sentiments of Buddhists and Sikhs.
After protest by Sikh MLA M S Sirsa, Amazon has removed products hurting Sikh sentiments.
Once again, @amazon shows its recklessness towards Sikh sentiments and allows #Prunus to sell Toilet Mats with Sri Harmandir Sahib pic
This is deliberate & blasphemousAmazon must ban this seller & issue a global apology immed or Sikhs would boycott this shopping site completely pic.twitter.com/dHHa7nGjYW
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) January 11, 2020
Now we appeal Hindus all over the world to ask Amazon to apologise and remove all such products that hurt Hindu sentiments. If Amazon fails to do so, we should initiate movement to Boycott Amazon once for all.
Here is the list of few products that hurt Hindu sentiments : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
