Amazon and its sellers face prosecution for "disco" in minefield

Recently, the Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi filed a lawsuit against Amazon and a seller on the Amazon platform , mainly because the seller was selling obscene pictures of Hindu gods Lord Krishna and Radha on the Amazon platform .

The Hindu organization said in the lawsuit that the image products sold on Amazon , called "INKOLOGIE Hindu Fine Art Paintings", have seriously hurt the religious feelings of hundreds of millions of Hindus. At a time when hundreds of millions of Hindus are celebrating Krishna Janmashtami , Amazon 's sale of these obscene pictures is seen as having ulterior motives, which violates sections 295 , 295 A and 298 of the IPC law .

The lawsuit filed by the Hindu also added that legal action must be taken against Amazon .

At present, Amazon has removed the relevant pictures and deleted the accounts of the relevant sellers.

It is understood that this is not the first time Amazon has crossed the line on religion-related products .

Amazon has previously sold leggings, bed sheets, yoga mats and shorts with images of Hindu gods on its platform , which has been strongly opposed by Hindus. Even worse, some products on Amazon's website have Hindu gods printed on toilet seat covers , and Amazon Canada has sold doormats printed with the Indian flag .

These products sold on the Amazon platform caused strong dissatisfaction across India, and the hashtag " Boycott Amazon " once topped the trending searches on Twitter .

At that time, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj demanded that Amazon publicly apologize. In order to calm the incident as soon as possible , Amazon immediately removed the relevant products from its shelves.

Hinduism is one of the three oldest religions in the world , with a total of 1 billion believers . Hindu gods are sacred and inviolable in the hearts of the Indian people . Amazon has repeatedly sold non-compliant religious products, seriously hurting the religious feelings of believers .

Products featuring religious figures have always been very sensitive , and sellers should never touch related products, whether they are operating on Amazon or other platforms .

Specifically, sellers should be careful to avoid the following products when selecting products : products with discriminatory nature (such as the products with national flag patterns and religious patterns mentioned above ), illegal and potentially illegal products, products containing nudity and pornography, products that infringe on personal privacy, and products that pose safety risks.

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