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Video: MNS activists ransack Amazon office in Nagpur

He also claimed that the Amazon website sells a book titled 'Deadly Bhagavat Geeta'.

Nagpur: A group of people created a ruckus at an office of Amazon India in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said.

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In a viral video, a group of people seen shouting the slogan ‘Vande Matram’ ransacked an e-commerce office. The incident was reported at the Ganeshpeth area on Tuesday afternoon.

They were protesting against the sale of Pakistani flags and a book which allegedly hurts the religious sentiments of Hindus on the e-commerce platform.

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The protesters are said to be associated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Later, a Nagpur-based MNS leader Chandu Lade reportedly wrote to Amazon India Limited, claiming that Pakistani flags were available for sale on its website.

He also claimed that the Amazon website sells a book titled ‘Deadly Bhagavat Geeta’ which ‘denigrates’ the Bhagavad Gita and sought its removal from the e-commerce platform.

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This post was last modified on August 23, 2023 9:11 am

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