Protest against denigration of Hindu deities by Flipkart.com

Phalgun Shukla paksha Chaturthi, Kaliyug Varsh 5116

Flipkart.com, an online shopping portal selling various products such as mousepad, cushion cover, mobile case, T-shirts, showpiece causing denigration of Hindu deities and National Flag.

Alert Hindus notified Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), a noted Hindu organization in India, about this denigration of Hindu deities and the Indian National Flag. Accordingly, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti wrote to flipkart.com, but there has been no response from them. (The letter explaining the denigration is published later on this page.)

Sale of various products having pictures of Hindu deities and National Flag at below links :

1. Shri Ganesh printed on Digital Cushions Cover
http://www.flipkart.com/mesleep-digital-cushions-cover/p/itmdwkmzagzyjp7d?pid=CPCDWKMZ3YNSGEQN&icmpid=reco_bp_iSame_homefurnishing_cushionpillowcover_4

2. Shrikrushna printed on Digital Cushions Cover

http://www.flipkart.com/mesleep-digital-cushions-cover/p/itmdwkmztukqsxpa?pid=CPCDWKMZAMJNF4AE&srno=b_41&ref=ba620956-e28a-45f8-98c8-ea4f01bfb54a

3. SelfieSeven Metal Finish Showpiece Figurine
http://www.flipkart.com/selfieseven-metal-finish-showpiece-figurine/p/itme2fphfhhk4jdk?pid=SHIE2FPHFQ2AU8GK&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=3.%09SelfieSeven+Metal+Finish+Showpiece+Figurine+&ref=f3cae7d8-dc76-426c-ad45-ae5107e0626b

4. Mobile cover with Shrikrushna on it
http://www.flipkart.com/fuson-back-cover-samsung-galaxy-grand-2-g7102-g7106/p/itme39j3cfayjvgp?pid=ACCE39J3GJCQRZ2J&otracker=from-search&srno=t_75&query=shrikrushna&ref=c207d864-3919-4e22-9478-58c72438b273

5. Radha Krushna printed on T-shirt
http://www.flipkart.com/do-u-speak-green-printed-women-s-round-neck-t-shirt/p/itmdtbqnv2h7brej?pid=TSHDTBQMZPXSNY6X&otracker=from-search&srno=t_246&query=t+shirts&ref=92453972-f045-4c6a-b329-a504f4caed5a

We now appeal to you to protest lawfully and peacefully against this denigration. We also suggest you write to the founders Mr. Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal requesting them to stop this denigration.

Email id of grievance officer : [email protected]
Email ID of the Founder of flipkart.com : [email protected]
Other email IDs : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Please see below the email sent by HJS to the Grievance Officer of flipkart.com

To,

Mr. Chinnappa Karumbaiah Kuppanda
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
Ozone Manay Tech Park, #56/18 & 55/09, 7th floor,
Garvebhavipalya, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560068
Karnataka, India
Phone: +91- 080-49083910
Email: [email protected]

Dear Sir,

Subject : Request to stop advertisement/manufacture/sale of products with Hindu Deities’ symbols/pictures & National flag.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO in India doing social, Hindu Dharma related and national welfare work. The Samiti is also active throughout the world, educating people about Hindu Dharma in a scientific way, campaigning against malpractices done as Hindu Dharma related practices and solving problems related to misrepresentation of Hindu Dharma. For further details please visit our website www.HinduJagruti.org.

We have received several complaints about your products showcasing Hindu Deities on various products for sale on your website. However, to use Hindu Deities on products and to sell it amounts to denigration of the Deities. 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) is produced, the divine energy is present in that.

However, when such products are used they are touched with dirty hands, washed along with soiled clothes, get trampled upon 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 belong to Temples and the hearts of devotees and not on pillow covers / T-shirts / phones, etc.

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 / manufacture /sale of products with Hindu Deities symbols/pictures

We have listed a few items from your websites that have designs that denigrate Hindu Deities.

1. Shri Ganesh printed on Digital Cushions Cover
http://www.flipkart.com/mesleep-digital-cushionscover/p/itmdwkmzagzyjp7d?pid=CPCDWKMZ3YNSGEQN&icmpid=reco_bp_iSame_homefurnishing_cushionpillowcover_4

2. Shrikrushna printed on Digital Cushions Cover

http://www.flipkart.com/mesleep-digital-cushions-cover/p/itmdwkmztukqsxpa?pid=CPCDWKMZAMJNF4AE&srno=b_41&ref=ba620956-
e28a-45f8-98c8-ea4f01bfb54a

3. SelfieSeven Metal Finish Showpiece Figurine
http://www.flipkart.com/selfieseven-metal-finish-showpiece-figurine/p/itme2fphfhhk4jdk?pid=SHIE2FPHFQ2AU8GK&srno=b_10&ref=f125b975-3720-4554-9c29-06acb0a7aaba

4. Mobile cover with Shrikrushna on it
http://www.flipkart.com/fuson-back-cover-samsung-galaxy-grand-2-g7102-g7106/p/itme39j3cfayjvgp?pid=ACCE39J3GJCQRZ2J&otracker=from-search&srno=t_75&query=shrikrushna&ref=c207d864-3919-4e22-9478-58c72438b273

5. Radha Krushna printed on T-shirt
http://www.flipkart.com/do-u-speak-green-printed-women-s-round-neck-t-shirt/p/itmdtbqnv2h7brej?pid=TSHDTBQMZPXSNY6X&otracker=from-search&srno=t_246&query=t+shirts&ref=92453972-f045-4c6a-b329-a504f4caed5a

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 the feelings of Hindus.

Please acknowledge the letter and inform us in writing about the action taken by you in this regard.

Sincerely,
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti