Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
Champions Trophy tournament
access_time 21 Nov 2024 5:00 AM GMT
The illness in health care
access_time 20 Nov 2024 5:00 AM GMT
The fire in Manipur should be put out
access_time 21 Nov 2024 9:19 AM GMT
America should also be isolated
access_time 18 Nov 2024 11:57 AM GMT
Munambam Waqf issue decoded
access_time 16 Nov 2024 5:18 PM GMT
The betrayal of the highest order
access_time 16 Nov 2024 12:22 PM GMT
DEEP READ
Munambam Waqf issue decoded
access_time 16 Nov 2024 5:18 PM GMT
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 5:46 AM GMT
Foreign espionage in the UK
access_time 22 Oct 2024 8:38 AM GMT
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightIndiachevron_rightMeesho removes...

Meesho removes T-shirts with images of Lawrence Bishnoi after backlash

text_fields
bookmark_border
Meesho removes T-shirts with images of Lawrence Bishnoi after backlash
cancel

Mumbai: Popular online fashion platform Meesho and Teeshopper removed t-shirts with pictures of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi following outrage over glorifying criminals.

A post on platform X on November 4 showed t-shirts with images of the gangster for INR 166.

Some t-shirts branded Bishnoi as ‘hero’, while others had ‘gangster’ printed on them.

The t-shirts triggered outrage on social media with many criticizing Meesho for glorifying criminals on its platform.

Filmmaker-journalist Alishan Jafri termed it as an example of "India's latest online radicalisation" alongside pointing out that t-shirts were also sold on platforms like Flipkart.

Jafri called out that selling apparel with image of Bishnoi along with term ‘gangster’ glorifies criminal figures.

Furthering highlighting, Jafri said that some products that target children raise alarms about them potentially influencing young minds.

Many on social media came down on the online retailer with some users suggesting that Meesho should be ‘de-platformed’.

Following which, the company announced removal of the product claiming that it remains 'committed to providing a safe and trusted shopping'.

A spokesperson for the company said ‘We have taken immediate action to deactivate the products. Meesho remains committed to providing a safe and trusted shopping platform for all our users’.

A Google search for the same products gave the results from a Meesho page that the product was 'out of stock.'

Show Full Article
TAGS:Lawrence bishnoiIndia News
Next Story