‘Confirm Ticket’ withdraws advertisement insulting Shri Ganesh

Effect of the opposition by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Mumbai – The railway ticket booking company, ‘Confirm Ticket’, had used an image of Shri Ganesh in one of its advertisements. Following strong opposition on social media by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, the company withdrew the advertisement.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti had made it clear that the commercial use of Hindu Deities and advertisements that hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus are unacceptable under any circumstances. Responding to the Samiti’s appeal, several devout Hindu organisations and devout Hindus also registered their protest on social media.

Main demands of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

1. ‘Confirm Ticket’ should immediately remove the advertisement from all digital and social media platforms

2. The company should publicly declare that it will not use images of Hindu Deities in any commercial promotion in the future.

3. The company should publicly apologise for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.