Protest : Online retailer Flipkart misusing Shri Ganapati for financial gains

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To,
    Flipkart Internet Private Limited
    Ozone Manay Tech Park,
    #56/18 & 55/09, 7th Floor,
    Garvebhavipalya, Hosur Road,
    Bangalore – 560068,
    Karnataka.

Phone : (0124) 6150000 / 1800 208 9898
   
Dear Sir / Madam,

Sub: Request to stop advertisement/sale of products with Hindu Deities’ symbols/pictures like Shri Ganeshji and ShriKrushna on pen drives                                                
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO engaged in social, religious and National welfare work. The Samiti is active throughout the world, educating people about Dharma in scientific way, campaigning against malpractices that have been attached to religious practices while also solving issues of national, social and religious importance. For further details please refer to our website www.HinduJagruti.org

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 :
1. Enter Radha Krishna 8 GB Fancy Pendrive (http://www.flipkart.com/enter-radha-krishna-8-gb-fancy-pendrive/p/itmdz34gznztvqzj?pid=ACCDZ34FFVYWYGMD&srno=b_5&ref=96246559-934a-41da-b7b8-ce651e17f512)
2. Enter Hanuman 8 GB Fancy Pendrive (http://www.flipkart.com/enter-hanuman-8-gb-fancy-pendrive/p/itmdthjhgha8sbc4?pid=ACCDTKX79DGEYXMU&otracker=from-search&srno=t_7&query=Enter+Radha+Krishna+8+GB+Fancy+Pendrive+%28Black%29&ref=b0c92bb5-e914-488f-87f1-5078a14088cf)
3. Smiledrive Lord Ganesha / Ganpati Shaped 16 GB Fancy Pendrive (http://www.flipkart.com/smiledrive-lord-ganesha-ganpati-shaped-16-gb-fancy-pendrive/p/itmdzav8ghbvykgy?pid=ACCDZAV8YGKEUBVT&affid=businessbu&affExtParam1=buyt1)
4. Enter Om Shree Ganesha 8 GB Pen Drive (http://www.flipkart.com/enter-om-shree-ganesha-8-gb-pen-drive/p/itmdewt3ydpgz8yg?pid=ACCDEWSCWZGZRFGY&icmpid=reco_pp_HSame_accessory_pendrive_15&ppid=ACCDZAV8YGKEUBVT)

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