{"id":37822,"date":"2017-02-17T22:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=37822"},"modified":"2017-02-17T22:08:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:38:31","slug":"hjs-effect-amazon-stops-selling-rubber-sandals-om-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=37822","title":{"rendered":"HJS effect : Amazon stops selling rubber sandals with OM symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>O Hindus, let us pay gratitude at the holy of the God for this success !<\/h3>\n<p>Due to protest campaign initiated by <span class=\"explandict-no-explanation\" data-definition=\"\" data-hasqtip=\"0\">Hindu<\/span> Janajagruti Samiti and protests by devout Hindus throughout the world, Amazon has removed rubber sandals with OM symbol. But still they have not rendered apology to Hindus for insulting revered symbol like OM.<\/p>\n<h2>Protest : Now Amazon selling rubber sandals with OM symbol<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96543 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindujagruti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/amazon_om_sandals.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/>After insulting Indian national flag, symbols and revered <span class=\"explandict-no-explanation\" data-definition=\"\" data-hasqtip=\"1\">Hindu<\/span> deity <span class=\"explandict-no-explanation\" data-definition=\"\" data-hasqtip=\"2\">Shri<\/span> Ganesh, now Amazon is selling rubber flip flop sandals with OM symbol. Om is considered as very much auspicious in Hindu Dharma, which represents unmanifested form of the God. By printing OM on sandals, one will put his\/her feet on such sacred symbol, thereby insulting it. It also hurts religious sentiments of millions of Hindus worldwide.<br \/>\nAmazon is selling rubber sandals with OM symbol at the following link : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Truly-Teague-Omkara-Meditation-Sandals\/dp\/B00YIOZ1LC?tag=viglink25168-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Truly-Teague-Omkara-Meditation-Sandals\/dp\/B00YIOZ1LC?tag=viglink25168-20<\/a><br \/>\nAmazon is also selling various products like bed covers, duvet covers and bedspreads; showing images of Hindu deity Ganesha; which are highly inappropriate and Hindus have urged their withdrawal sometime back.<br \/>\nFor detailed news, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindujagruti.org\/news\/95632.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"hjsprotestbox\">\n<strong>Now devout Hindus are protesting against Amazon on following contact details<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter :<\/strong> https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon<br \/>\n<strong>Facebook :<\/strong> https:\/\/facebook.com\/amazon\n<\/div>\n<p>Note : We have given the image here only for awareness purpose. We do not intend to hurt any sentiments with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Hindus, let us pay gratitude at the holy of the God for this success ! Due to protest campaign initiated by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and protests by devout Hindus throughout the world, Amazon has removed rubber sandals with OM symbol. But still they have not rendered apology to Hindus for insulting revered symbol like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1153],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}