Mumbai: Following the recent comments made by Aamir Khan regarding increased intolerance in India, a large section of the crowd with a contrary belief refuted angrily on social media, and even brought Snapdeal under the radar by asking them to remove him as the company’s brand ambassador.
The actor has been subjected to a lot of criticism since Monday after commenting on the long-going ‘intolerance’ debate in the country, and that his wife had also considered leaving the country.
Soon after, Twitterati started bombarding the actor with numerous belittling remarks on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Several tweets that followed pointed out that many of them have even started uninstalling the Snapdeal app from their mobile phones, and will boycott the e-commerce platform untill the actor is removed as the company’s official brand ambassador.
A large numbor of users say that they will not only move away from Snapdeal's services, but also stop watching any future movies of the actor.
Uninstalled @snapdeal due to #AamirKhan and not going to buy from this store anymore. #ShameAmir pic.twitter.com/rtc5yC80Lz
— Awantika (@SinghAwantika) November 24, 2015"I didn't like what Aamir Khan said so let me go and give SnapDeal 1 star rating" Logic is swallowing a Combiflam. pic.twitter.com/utBPn3xm00
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) November 24, 2015Dear @snapdeal no business on ur site until u remove @aamir_khan as brand ambassador;Deleting my products now pic.twitter.com/woo3jyfThR
— Tajinder Pal S Bagga (@tajinderbagga) November 24, 2015Bye bye @snapdeal no more shopping from you you keep @aamir_khan pic.twitter.com/1Ggh3V0159
— Sonia Sinha (@krishnpria) November 24, 2015One more @snapdeal fan acts ; Using "freedom of expression" #AamirKhan Thanks @aamir_khan pic.twitter.com/vKI7Hpbbny
— shailendra singh (@shaksingh) November 24, 2015Good! Snapdeal app is being bombarded with one-star ratings and anti-#AamirKhan comments. pic.twitter.com/gx1c797nbd
— tarun (@dreamthatworks) November 24, 2015Deccan Chronicle has contacted Snapdeal for an official statement regarding their next move and are awaiting a reply from their side.
Update:
Snapdeal has told Deccan Chronicle that the company is in no way connected to the statements made by the actor.
“Snapdeal is neither connected nor plays a role in comments made by Aamir Khan in his personal capacity. Snapdeal is a proud Indian company built by passionate young Indians focused on building an inclusive digital India. Everyday we are positively impacting thousands of small businesses and millions of consumers in India. We will continue towards our mission of creating one million successful online entrepreneurs in India", the company said.
