IANS | 08 Feb, 2022
Indian users are fuming on social media over some controversial posts
targeting Kashmir by reputed multinationals. Hyundai's Pakistan
dealership came under heavy fire for sharing a post on its official
social media handles, extending support to "Kashmir Solidarity Day".
Soon after, #BoycottHyundai started trending on Twitter, with Indians
condemning the car giant's controversial stand. Now, KFC has come under
scrutiny over the same reasons, IB Times reported.
Indians
are calling for a boycott of KFC, the popular fast-food chain with
branches across the globe. The reason for the social media boycott,
which is trending in India under the hashtag #BoycottKFC, is a post
shared by the eatery's Pakistan handle last year.
"We stand
together this Kashmir Solidarity Day, to realise their right to
freedom," KFC PAK wrote. Making things worse, a picture of snowy
mountains with overlaying text: Their cravings for freedom are
heartfelt, was shared. The word Kashmir is marked with a barbed wire,
signifying Kashmir is not free, the report said.
As the
screenshot of last year's tweet by KFC Pakistan on Kashmir went viral,
many Indians took to Twitter to express their dismay. Hundreds and
thousands of users have called out the propaganda against India on the
sensitive issue of Kashmir. Netizens are already pledging never to eat
again at a KFC joint, IB Times reported.
The social media post,
which triggered this controversy, remains active on all of KFC
Pakistan's social media channels. KFC India, however, has issued an
apology for the controversial post from its Pak handles, the report
said.
Korean car maker Hyundai Motor India found itself on a
sticky road with its statement that many Indians consider as
insufficient and skirting over the issue of whether Kashmir is an
integral part of India. On Twitter the handles Boycott Hyundai'' and
'Boycott Kia' started trending.
Pakistan declared a holiday on
February 5 to express solidarity with terrorists and Kashmiri
separatists operating from Indian soil. On February 5, Hyundai Pakistan
as well as a dealer of Kia Motors in Pakistan shared posts on social
media extending support to the Pakistan-sponsored violence in Kashmir
under the garb of 'solidarity' which is being celebrated as 'Kashmir
Solidarity Day' every year on 5th February every year, the report said.
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