Meanwhile, several Bjp members, including those from Gujarat Interior Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja and national technology team in charge Amit Malviya, strongly denied reports that the showroom had been vandalized. “The news of an attack on a showroom in Gandhidham, Kutch… is TOTALLY FALSE. This is a motivated attempt to negatively impact law and order and incite violence in Gujarat. I have asked to register a case and take strict measures against those who spread this false news ”, published Jadeja. #FakeNews was one of the top trends in India on Wednesday, with over 41,000 tweets.
Removing the ad, apparently due to various forms of pressure, sends a negative message. Trolls will feel more empowered. These decisions are made primarily to avoid adverse business consequences. The decision also misrepresents the state’s inability to make business houses feel safe when faced with hotheads.
The owner of the Tanishq showroom, Prakash Gupta, told TOI: “Some people came to us on October 12 saying that Hindus had been injured by the advertisement. At the time, he didn’t know about the ad. They demanded an apology and put up the blackboard. “Gupta denied any vandalism in the showroom. No official complaint was filed.
A video of one, aka Shamji Ramesh ahir, was widely shared on social media on Wednesday. Ahir He told TOI: “I had gone to the showroom with my cousin, but we did not threaten the owner or the employees. I asked them to issue an apology to the Hindu community. I am a Hindu and the advertisement has hurt our feelings. “The note in Gujarati pasted at the entrance of the showroom read:” As the Tanishq advertisement on television is shameful (sic), Gandhidham Tanishq apologizes to the entire Hindu community from Kutch. “He was later eliminated.
Mayur Patil, SP, Kutch (east) told TOI that patrolling intensified near the showroom after the manager started receiving threatening calls from Kutch and other parts of Gujarat. The ANI news agency quoted Patil as saying that while the vandalism reports at the store were false, the store manager had been threatened by the advertisement.
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