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Amazon takes down products with Hindu symbols after India backlash

#BoycottAmazon was one of the top trending topics on Twitter in India

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The retail giant enraged Indian customers in 2019 as well after toilet seat covers and other items emblazoned with images of Hindu gods were spotted on its US website

Sankalp Phartiyal | Reuters
Amazon said on Tuesday it had taken down listings of products such as briefs and doormats with Hindu sacred symbols, which were being sold on its overseas websites, following a furore on social media in India.

#BoycottAmazon was one of the top trending topics on Twitter in India, with users sharing screenshots of Amazon listings of doormats and underwear emblazoned with insignia including the elephant god Ganesha and other symbols, which Hindus consider sacred. 
 
“We are taking down the products in question,” Amazon said in a statement. “All sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who do not will be
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