After removing an ad that became the subject of incessant trolling on social media, jewelry brand Tanishq has issued a statement about the incident. The ad, which included an interfaith baby shower, was the target of many accusing the brand of promoting ‘love jihad’. The #BoycottTanishq hashtag was also trending …
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Written by Ishita Sengupta | New Delhi | Updated: October 13, 2020 8:45:34 pm The ad has been taken down after facing outrage from social media. (Source: Anubha Bhosle / Twitter) A new advertisement for Tanishq opens on a celebratory note: people decorating a house with lights and flowers. The …
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Tanishq’s ad was released last week. Mumbai: Hours after Titan’s Tanishq, a popular jewelry brand, was brutally tracked down on social media for an ad featuring an interfaith baby shower (and forced to withdraw the ad), the brand released a statement saying it was “deeply saddened by the inadvertent stirring …
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An ad showing the Hindu-Muslim marriage of jewelry brand Tanishq sparked a backlash on the internet, with netizens claiming that it promoted ‘Love Jehad’, a term used to define Muslim men who marry Hindu women. Tanishq withdrew the ad after the controversy, but the debate is not over. Now, the …
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Jewelry brand Tanishq has reportedly pulled its advertisement for the Ekatvam (Oneness) jewelry line after it was brutally tracked online. The 45-second ad showed a Muslim family holding a traditional South Indian baby shower ceremony for their pregnant daughter-in-law. While Tanishq has not issued a statement, the move has divided …
Read More »As #BoycottTanishq is trending online, the jewelry brand removes the ad; Twitterati asks why
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 13, 2020 1:30:52 pm The company has now removed the ad from all of its platforms. Titan Group’s jewelry brand, Tanishq, has removed a television ad after calls to boycott the brand for representing an interfaith marriage. For its recent campaign …
Read More »What is happening to us? Tanishq withdraws ad about Hindu-Muslim couple after outrage on Twitter
A screenshot of Tanishq’s TVC. Celebrities like Harsh Goenka and author Shobhaa De also expressed dismay that the ad, which conveyed a beautiful message, had to be withdrawn. News18.com Last update: October 13, 2020 9:36 am IST FOLLOW US: Jewelry brand Tanishq was forced to remove a television commercial it …
Read More »Indignant Indians on Twitter want #BoycottTanishq after it shows Hindu-Muslim couple in new ad
A screenshot of Tanishq’s TVC. The commercial is part of Tanishq’s ‘Ekatvam’ current holiday season collection. Now it has sparked outrage on social media. News18.com Last update: October 12, 2020 1:12 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Indian Internet is no stranger to outrage. Sometimes it’s a cricket player’s performance, sometimes …
Read More »#BoycottTanishq trending after interfaith marriage announcement sparks row
The ad shows a Hindu daughter-in-law in a Muslim home. An advertisement for jewelry brand Tanishq sparked a dispute after right-wing groups claimed it was promoting ‘love jihad’, a popular conspiracy theory put forward by Hindu ideologues that suggests Muslim men deliberately marry Hindu women in order to convert them. …
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