Chinese E-Commerce Platform AliExpress' Doormat with Lord Jagannath Image Sparks Outrage; Odisha Demands Apology

Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress' doormat with Lord Jagannath image sparks outrage; Odisha demands apology

Odisha Deputy CM Pravati Parida criticised as "offensive" the act of printing the image of Lord Jagannath on doormats and selling the products and demanded an apology from the firm

AliExpress Removes Doormats With Lord Jagannath’s Image; No Apology? Ask Netizens

Bhubaneswar: Following a public outcry, AliExpress, an online retail service based in China and owned by the Alibaba Group, on Thursday confirmed that it had removed doormats featuring the image of Lord Jagannath from its listing. Odisha’s Congress MLA Sofia Firdous shared the update from the international e-commerce platform in response to her post in X in which she had termed it as a blasphemous act. “…..this was a grave insult to millions of …

Chinese e-commerce platform's doormat with Jagannath image sparks outrage, Odisha demands apology

Bhubaneswar, Jul 31 (PTI) A major controversy erupted in Odisha as it came to light that Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress was selling doormats featuring the image of Lord Jagannath.The state's Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida criticised as "offensive" the act of printing the image of Lord Jagannath on doormats and selling the products, and demanded an apology from the firm.Taking to X, Parida said, "Mahaprabhu Jagannath is deeply conne…

AliExpress Faces Backlash For Selling Doormat With Sacred Image Of Lord Jagannath - The Commune

There was a furore in Odisha over the sale of a doormat featuring Lord Jagannath’s image on a Chinese e-commerce platform, with several people across the social and political spectrum condemning the act. Senior BJP leader and Kendrapara MP, Baijayant Panda, on Wednesday condemned the sale of the doormat, calling it deeply offensive. The BJP strongman also smelled a deeper conspiracy behind this sacrilegious act by the Chinese company, which has …