Margashirsha Shuklapaksha Dwitiya, Kaliyug Varsha 5116
Devout Hindus who were shocked to see Pen drives shaped like the revered Hindu Deities Shri Ganapati and Shri Hanuman being sold on the popular e-commerce website Flipkart.com. Many devout Hindus complained about this to Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS). HJS promptly sent a letter to Flipkart to create awareness about the denigration of the Deity as well as that the law forbids use of religious symbols for financial gains.
To look at the denigrating images of so-called fancy Pen drives, click on the following links :
Radha Krishna 8 GB Fancy Pendrive
Smiledrive Lord Ganesha / Ganpati Shaped 16 GB Fancy Pendrive
Om Shree Ganesha 8 GB Pen Drive
(Read Protest letter below)
As per Dharmashastra and spiritual science, the word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and the energy associated with them coexist. Whenever any image of a Deity (like Shrikrushna or Shri Ganesh) or a divine symbol (like Om or Swastik) is produced, the divine energy is present in that. However, when such products like pen-drives are used they are touched with dirty hands, thrown about, gather dust and once old eventually turn up in the waste bin or drains etc. This amounts to denigration of revered Deities, which is hurtful to the religious sentiments of Hindus.
Devout Hindus are protesting lawfully on following contact details
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
Ozone Manay Tech Park,
#56/18 & 55/09, 7th Floor,
Garvebhavipalya, Hosur Road,
Bangalore – 560068,
Karnataka.Contact : (0124) 6150000 / 1800 208 9898
Even after protest letter by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, we have not received any reply from Flipkart.com and hence we are starting this protest campaign. Now we appeal all devout Hindus to protest lawfully against Flipkart.com so that it should remove all defamatory products and also it should render unconditional apology to Hindus for hurting their religious sentiments. If Flipkart.com does not remove these products, then all Hindus should completely boycott this website.
HJS’ protest letter to Flipkart.Com
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|| Shri || To, Phone : (0124) 6150000 / 1800 208 9898 Sub: Request to stop advertisement/sale of products with Hindu Deities’ symbols/pictures like Shri Ganeshji and ShriKrushna on pen drives We appreciate your efforts to glorify Hindu Dharma by showcasing Hindu Deities on your products. We understand that accordingly you might have used Deities’ pictures and religious symbols on your products. But we have received many complaints about some of your products. As per Dharmashastra and spiritual science, the word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and the energy associated with them coexist. Whenever any image of a Deity (like Shrikrushna or Shri Ganesh) or a divine symbol (like Om or Swastik) is produced, the divine energy is present in that. However, when such products are used they are touched with dirty hands, get thrown around and once old eventually turn up in the waste bin or drains etc. This amounts to denigration of revered Deities, which is hurtful to the religious sentiments of Hindus. In turn this increases your destiny and SIN. Deities’ images should be in Temples and the hearts of devotees and not on pen drives or consummables. We feel that manufacturers use Hindu Deities’ images to increase sales, but actually it is denigration and an offense as per Indian Penal Code section 295A. Further please note that using religious symbols on products is an offense as per the Indian Trade Practice Act 1999. In view of above we request you to stop advertisement /sale of products with Hindu Deities symbols/pictures. Please note that if you continue to produce products having religious symbols/pictures people will boycott your products in future which will affect financial operation of your firm. We have listed a few items from your websites that have designs that denigrate Hindu Deities as follows : Please note that this is not a comprehensive list, so we request you to remove any other item that we may have missed from this list, if it is likely to hurt feelings of Hindus. Please acknowledge this letter and inform us in writing about the action taken by you in this regard. – Hindu Janajagruti Samiti |
