New Delhi: Amazon has turn into the most recent firm to have come below the scanner of the Karnataka authorities, barely 50 hours after the state determined to sue Google for displaying ‘Kannada’ because the ugliest Indian language.
This time round, it’s Amazon’s Canadian unit that has irked the state authorities after it was discovered selling a bikini with the Kannada state flag (yellow and pink) and the state emblem on it.
“Legal action will be taken against Amazon Canada, which uses the colours of the Kannada flag and the state emblem of Karnataka on panties,” stated Karnataka`s Minister for Forest, Kannada and Culture Arvind Limbawali in an announcement on Saturday.
Limbawali stated that the Kannada language, tradition and heritage have 1000’s of years of historical past. He condemned the “foreign corporations which are ignorant of the superiority of Kannada ground and do anything that insults Kannada.”
“I have a vehement opposition to any action that would jeopardize the feeling of the Kannada. As the Minister of Kannada and Culture, I feel that it is necessary to take legal action against such an act,” he added.
Apparently, the gadgets have been bought by CafePress, which is reportedly owned by an India-origin particular person named Maheesh Jain. Previously, Kannada Rakshna Vedike (KRV) Praveen Shetty protested and gave a name to boycott Amazon.
Earlier, Karnataka Government On Thursday (June 3) determined to take authorized motion in opposition to Google after a search end result on its platform confirmed Kannada because the “ugliest language” in India.
– With inputs from wires.
