Printing of Gandhi head slippers: Amazon has once again angered India-Amazon, India, Gandhi-information on IT
According to the BBC Chinese website reported on January 16, Amazon United States site has sold the printing on India, "father of the nation" Mahatma Gandhi portrait flip-flops, India outrage.
Amazon has yet to comment on this, but the slippers have been removed from the Amazon website.
India shakedikanta·DASI Ministry of Economic Affairs Secretariat issued a warning on January 15 in Twitter Amazon, not contempt for India's national symbol. Tweet said: "Amazon, the best good. Should not be treated chiefly India symbols and idols. If it is not taken seriously, would be asking for trouble. "
Later, das Tweet said, he was speaking as a citizen, not on behalf of India Government threats against Amazon.
This is not the first time Amazon for selling inappropriate product angered India.
Just a few days ago, Amazon Canada for sale India flag doormat, caused a great uproar.
India Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Twitter post, asked Amazon "unconditional apology", otherwise India will be on the company's managers refused a visa.
On January 11, the Amazon India branch Vice President Amite·ajiawaer wrote a letter to Sushma Swaraj said, the door mat is sold on the third-party seller on Amazon, Amazon's "respect for India's laws and customs."
In India, desecration of the national flag is an offence and offenders may be liable to a fine or imprisonment.
In June last year, Amazon has also encountered a similar dispute. At that time, the company's Web site had sold printed with a pattern of Hindu gods door mat.
拖鞋印上甘地头像：亚马逊再次惹火印度 - 亚马逊,印度,甘地 - IT资讯
据BBC中文网1月16日报道，亚马逊美国网站上出售印有印度"国父"圣雄甘地头像的人字拖鞋，在印度引起愤怒。
亚马逊目前尚未对此发表评论，但该拖鞋已经从亚马逊网站上撤下。
印度财政部经济事务秘书沙克蒂坎塔·达斯1月15日在推特上发文警告亚马逊公司，不要蔑视印度的国家象征。推文说："亚马逊，最好安分点。不要轻慢对待印度的象征和偶像。如不认真对待，就会自找麻烦。"
晚些时候，达斯又发推文说，他是以公民身份发言，并不是代表印度政府对亚马逊提出威胁。
这已经不是亚马逊第一次因出售不当商品激怒印度。
就在几天前，亚马逊的加拿大分站因出售印有印度国旗图案的门垫，引起轩然大波。
印度中国外交部长斯瓦拉杰在推特上发文，要求亚马逊"无条件道歉"，否则印度将对该公司的管理人员拒发签证。
1月11日，亚马逊印度分公司副总裁阿米特·阿加瓦尔致信斯瓦拉杰说，该门垫是第三方卖家在亚马逊网站上出售的，亚马逊"尊重印度的法律和风俗"。
在印度，侮辱国旗属于违法行为，违法者可能被判罚款或入狱。
去年6月，亚马逊也曾遭遇一桩类似的纠纷。当时，该公司网站出售了印有印度教神灵图案的门垫。