In the wake of outrage against Amazon after users claimed a bikini with colours of the Karnataka flag and emblem was on sale on its Canada site, Kannada and culture minister Aravind Limbavali has threatened legal action, as per PTI.?
Saying it was a matter of Kannadigas' self-pride, the minister demanded an apology from Amazon Canada.
"We experienced an insult of Kannada by @Google recently. Even before the scars could heal, we find @amazonca using the colours of #Kannada flag and the kannada icon on ladies clothes," Limbavali tweeted.?
"Multinational companies should stop such repeated insult of #Kannada This is a matter of Kannadigas' self-pride and we will not tolerate the rise in such incidents. @amazonca should, therefore, apologise to Kannadigas. Legal action will be taken immediately against @amazonca," the tweet also said.?
Amazon has not made an official comment yet. ?