Amazon faced unexpected criticism from users in India for selling doormats and Dear Utol (2025): Maniac Photographer Episode 26other products with religious figures on its American website. The controversy soon escalated into a Twitter campaign asking Indians to boycott the e-commerce platform and its app.
SEE ALSO: US-based Hindu leader objects to the villain of 'X-Men: Apocalypse' calling himself KrishnaNumerous angry users began tweeting against the e-commerce platform for selling doormats with images of Hindu gods, Jesus Christ and verses from the Quran. Soon, #BoycottAmazon began trending on Twitter in India, with several people threatening to uninstall the app and give it a negative rating on various app stores.
The products were being sold by a retailer called Rock Bull, but most of the tweets seem to have been directed at Amazon. After the backlash, Amazon reportedly removed most of the products from its site.
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Several others dismissed the campaign.
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