India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Bengaluru, June 05: After tech giant Google, e-commerce platform Amazon came under the Karnataka government’s scanner when the Canadian unit of the company insulted Karnataka state flag which was allegedly found selling a bikini with Kannada state flag.
Karnataka has its own flag – red, white and yellow – with the emblem of the state Gandaberunda, a two-headed mythological bird, in the centre.
Meanwhile, the state Minister Arvind Limbavali said that Legal action will be taken against Amazon Canada for promoting the sale of Kannada flag coloured bikini along with the State emblem.
“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,” Arvind Limbavali tweeted saying…